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Undergraduate Course: Revelation, Reason & Experience as Sources of Religious Knowledge in Islam 3/4 (REST10025)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaReligious Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will focus primarily on the Qur'an, the revelation at the heart of Islam. A range of key Qur'anic texts will be studied in English translation. As well as considering the Qur'an in its original context, attention will also be paid to various Islamic approaches to Qur'anic interpretation, including approaches emphasising reason and those emphasising experience. Western approaches to the Qur'an will also be considered.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students will need to bring to the class their own copies of an English translation of the Qur'an, preferably M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, The Qur'an: a New Translation (Oxford University Press).
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will have been introduced to a number of key texts in the Qur'an and will have discussed the different approaches to their interpretation of a range of Muslim and western scholars. The class also seeks to enhance students' research and writing skills in the field of Islamic studies, and of religious studies in general. Through giving prepared presentations in class, students will have this opportunity to develop their communication skills.
Assessment Information
Seminar presentations and participation (15%), a 2,000 words essay (25%), and a degree examination (60%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsRevR&E
Contacts
Course organiserProf James Cox
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
Email: J.Cox@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Paula Kruyff
Tel: (0131 6)5
Email: Paula.Kruyff@ed.ac.uk
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