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Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World I [ LGLOR1532 ]


3.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   1q 

Ce cours bisannuel est dispensé en 2011-2012, 2013-2014, ...

Teacher(s) De Callatay Godefroid ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Online resources

The server iCampus enables the student to obtain the detailed plan and the modalities of the course etc. It also offers an important aspect of imposed on-line activities.

Prerequisites

None

Main themes

An introduction to the history of Classical Arabic literature.

Alternately with LGLOR1531, this course deals with the following themes:

- pre-Islamic poetry;
- philology and adab;
- historical literature;
- geographical literature;
- fringe poetry and neo-classicism;
- encyclopaedism and the organisation of knowledge;
- popular literature.

Aims

At the end of this course, the student will acquire some formal knowledge of the referential background. He will be initiated to the scientific approach in the field of modern studies, and will acquire the heuristic skill of using the main instruments for the study of this domain (dictionaries, encyclopaedias, bibliographies, monographs and articles, on-line resources). He will be able to carry out personal research on definite topics in this field, and to write an essay of limited dimensions on one aspect of the history of Arabic literature.

Evaluation methods

An oral exam on the course matter and a discussion on the individual research work (around 2500 words on a  chosen subject  with relevance to the course). Continuous appreciation of the students' participation both in presentation and activities on iCampus.

Teaching methods

Though the course takes the form of lectures, it is intended to offer a large place to discussion. Each lecture will start with a systematic exchange of views on the imposed texts. The lectures also will provide the occasion for regular discussions on the state of  advancement of the individual researches. The course will be illustrated by the reading in translation of texts from the period.

Content

This course deals with the main currents in Arabo-Islamic literature, with special insistence on the encyclopedic thought and the organisation of knowledge in classical Islam. Each lecture is intended to form a coherent whole from the point of view of the theme of the course

Bibliography

A selective reading list will be supplied at the beginning of the course. It includes:

- an extended bibliography;
- methods of research work;
- a list of articles and extracts of monographs or collected works, the study of which is a necessary prelude to the lectures.

Other information

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Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Sciences of Religions
> Preparatory year for Master in Sciences of Religions
> Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Bachelor in Information and Communication
> Bachelor in Philosophy
> Bachelor in Pharmacy
> Bachelor in Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics
> Bachelor in Computer Science
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English
> Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Economics and Management
> Bachelor in Motor skills : General
> Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology
> Bachelor in Political Sciences: General
> Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General
> Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Bachelor in Mathematics
> Bachelor in History
> Bachelor in Biomedicine
> Bachelor in Engineering
> Bachelor in Religious Studies
> Preparatory year for Master in Information and Communication Science and Technology
> Preparotory year for Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Certificat universitaire en sciences des religions
Faculty or entity
in charge
> GLOR


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