History and Society of Islam and the Arab World II [ LGLOR2533 ]

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An introduction to the history of religious and traditional thought in Islam.

Alternately with LGLOR2534, this course deals with the following themes:

- external consideration of Islam;
- Muhammad and the Koranic revelation;
- an outline of Koranic motives;
- Islam and its perception of the other communities;
- the religions of the Book according to Islam;
- the first ideological fragmentation (Siffîn and Karbalâ)
- Sunnism;
- Shi'a;
- Sufism.

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 religious and traditional thought in Islam.

An oral exam on the course matter and a discussion  based on the bibliographical research (approximately 2500 words on a subject chosen for its relevancy to the course). An appreciation of the individual participation at the lectures and seminars and of  activity on iCampus.

A mixture of lectures and seminars. Each lecture begins with an exchange of views on the texts read by the students. Each lecture will provide an opportunity to review the progress of the individual researches. Presentations will take be illustrated by texts from the classical period read in translation.

This course aims to equip students at Master level, with the principal doctrinal elements of Islamic theology, with an outline of Islamic mysticism. It deals with the various currents and interpretations of Islam both as a religion and as a system of law, as well as the relations between Islam and the other religions and traditions.

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

- an extended bibliography;
- the methods to apply for the research;
- articles and parts of monographs or collected works the study of which is an obligatory prelude to the lectures.

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