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

Undergraduate Course: Early Arabic Historical Texts (IMES10047)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryHow 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites 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). Students not studying Arabic degrees must contact the course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability before being enrolling on the course.
Additional Costs n/a
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.

Students will also have to contact the course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability before being admitted to the course.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsIMES EarlyIsHistTexts
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Marsham
Tel: (0131 6)50 9872
Email: andrew.marsham@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Vivien MacNish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3528
Email: vivien.macnish-porter@ed.ac.uk
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