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Undergraduate Course: Readings in Arabic Religious Literature: Islamic Law, Theology and Sufism (REST10040)

Course Outline
School School of Divinity College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Religious Studies Other subject area None
Course website http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity/current-students-staff/undergraduate/handbooks-course-information
Course description Selected readings (in Arabic) and interpretation of texts from Islamic jurisprudence, legal hermeneutics, theology and mysticism.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Religion 2A: Making Sense of Religion: Phenomenological, Historical and Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religion (REST08008) AND Religion 2B: Religion and Society: Social Scientific Approaches to the Study of Religions (REST08007))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Or by permission of the Course Manager. In addition, successful completion of 80 or more credits in Arabic-based undergraduate courses (typically Arabic 1 and Arabic 2) is required.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites Religion 2A and Religion 2B or by permission of the Course Manager. In addition, successful completion of 80 or more credits in Arabic-based undergraduate courses (typically Arabic 1 and Arabic 2) is required.
Prospectus website http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have developed basic compentency to read and interpret the foundational texts of Islamic religious literature.
Assessment Information
Weekly preparation (translation) of assigned texts - 20%;
Participation in class - 20%;
Final exam, based on texts studied in class - 60%.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information
Special Arrangements
Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Christian Lange
Tel: (0131 6)50 8781
Email: c.lange@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretary Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk
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