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

Postgraduate Course: Political Thought and Culture in the Formative Era of Islam (IMES11042)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryIn this course we will read a number of important early Islamic 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 and culture. No knowledge of any language other than English is required.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Be familiar with the main currents of Islamic political thought and culture 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 and culture.

  3. Have a good understanding of current debates about early Islamic political thought and culture.
  4. Be familiar with some early Islamic texts in English translation.

    Be equipped with the critical skills to evaluate the significance of any given early Islamic text for the history of political thought and culture in Islam.
  5. Be able to research 1-5 in both secondary literature and primary sources in translation.

    Be able to present ideas and arguments about 1-5 orally and in written form (especially as essays); be able to debate and discuss these questions with others.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Marsham
Tel: (0131 6)50 9872
Email: andrew.marsham@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Rhona Hajcman
Tel: (0131 6)51 3846
Email: Rhona.Hajcman@ed.ac.uk
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