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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Undergraduate Course: Early Islamic Political Thought (IMES10046)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe early Islamic tradition (7th?12th centuries CE) is particularly rich in material that addresses political questions. This reflects the importance of such questions to many Muslims in the first community in West Arabia, in the Muslim empire of the caliphate, and in the ?commonwealth? of Islamic societies stretching from Spain to Central Asia that it left behind.

In this course we will read a number of important early Islamic political texts in English translation and discuss the question of how and why Muslims came up with their various responses to questions about: authority, obedience and rebellion; justice and order; status, hierarchy and communal identity; leadership and qualification for it. We will also read some of secondary scholarship in English on early Islamic political thought. No knowledge of any language other than English is required.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent (IMES08035) OR Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World (IMES08033) OR Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires' (IMES08034)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Before enrolling students on this course, you are asked to contact the IMES Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 504182, e-mail imes@ed.ac.uk).
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 courses in a suitable subject area at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should:
1. Be familiar with the main currents of Islamic political thought in the formative and classical periods of Islam..
2. Have a good understanding of some of the most important secondary literature in English on early Islamic political thought.
3. Have a good understanding of current debates about early Islamic political thought.
4. Be familiar with some early Islamic texts in English translation.
5. Be equipped with the critical skills to evaluate the significance of any given early Islamic text for the history of political thought in Islam.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 1st Sit; April; Early Islamic Political Thought; 3 hours; 20 sides; June
KeywordsIMES EarlyIsPolThought
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Marsham
Tel: (0131 6)50 9872
Email: andrew.marsham@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Eleanor Birch
Tel: (0131 6)50 4182
Email: Eleanor.Birch@ed.ac.uk
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