Undergraduate Course: Early Arabic Historical Texts (IMES10047)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
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 | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | How and why the early Muslims remembered the past and how this historical record is used by modern historians will be examined through a close reading of some of late 9th-century,early 10th-century historical texts in classical Arabic. (E.g. parts of one or more of Khalifa b. Khayyat al-Usfuri's Ta'rikh, al-Baladhuri's Ansab al-Ashraf, al-Ya'qubi's Ta'rikh, al-Dinawari's al-Akhbar al-tiwal and other similar texts.) Passages in Arabic will be read and translated together in class. Some secondary literature in English will also be set reading. This material will form the basis for discussion both of the uses to which the early Muslims put the memory of the past. and the uses to which modern historians have put these sources. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | n/a |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | See course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should:
1. Be familiar with all aspects of some of the most important early Arabic historical texts.
2. Be able to understand and translate into English extracts from these and similar texts.
3. Have an understanding of the development of historical writing in Arabic.
4. Be familiar with the main secondary literature in English on early Arabic historical writing.
5. Have an understanding of current debates about early Arabic historiography.
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Assessment Information
1 x 2500 word translation and commentary OR 1 x 2500 word essay (30%)
Short tutorial assignments (10%)
1 x 3 hour exam (60%)
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Marsham
Tel: (0131 6)50 9872
Email: andrew.marsham@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Rhona Hajcman
Tel: (0131 6)51 3846
Email: Rhona.Hajcman@ed.ac.uk |
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