RLA08 Islam

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Attila Kovács, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Radka Svačinková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 B11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Annotation
The course offers an introduction to classical and modern Islam as the youngest of the monotheistic religions coming from the Near East. The course outlines historical periods of Islam, its belief, law, ethics and theological concepts as well as its rituals and cultural contexts. A due attention is paid to the continuity between classical Islam and Islamic reformism in modern times as well as to a comparison with Judaism and Christianity.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate the basic factual knowledge of the history of Islam, including main features of its teachings, religious law and ritual practices;
- identify the principal historical transformations in the development of Islam;
- use the basic terminology of Islam and its academic study;
- interprete the selected Islamic source material (e.g. Qur'an, hadiths etc.);
- compare Islam with other monotheistic systems (Judaism, Christianity).
Syllabus
  • (0) Introduction to the course. (1) Religious life in the Pre-Islamic Arabia. (2) Muhammad as a prophet, social reformer, politician and military leader. (3) The Qur'an - contents, structure and redaction. (4) The spread of Islam. (5) The formation and sources of the Islamic law. (6) The Islamic „schism“ and the differentiation of Islam. (7) Test in classical Islam. (8) Fundaments of the Islamic belief, religious philosophy and mysticism. (9) „Dark centuries“ of the Islamic history. (10) The Islamic reformism in the 19th and 20th centuries. Secularization and fundamentalism. (11) Relations of Islam to the West. Islam in the Czech lands. (12) Test in modern Islam.
Literature
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Duchovní cesty islámu. 3., dopl. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 292 s. ISBN 8070216131. info
  • DENNY, Frederick M. Islám a muslimská obec. v čes. jaz. vyd. 2. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 194 s. ISBN 80-85190-96-6. info
  • TAUER, Felix. Svět Islámu : jeho dějiny a kultura : nástin politického, sociálního, hospodářského a kulturního vývoje zemí, do nichž proniklo učení arabského proroka, od jeho vystoupení do konce První světové války. 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1984, 301 s. info
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Islám a Západ : historická paměť a současná krize. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2002, 197 s. ISBN 8070215402. info
  • MENDEL, Miloš, Bronislav OSTŘANSKÝ and Tomáš RATAJ. Islám v srdci Evropy : vlivy islámské civilizace na dějiny a současnost českých zemí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2007, 499 s. ISBN 9788020015549. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home readings, short class discussions, two semestral tests.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the colloquium / prerequisite for the oral exam:
Requirements for colloquium are identical with the prerequisite for the oral exam:
(a) written test in classical Islam;
(b) written test in modern Islam.
Requirements for the oral exam:
(a) to prove the basic factual knowledge of Islam according to the given list of themes;
(b) to prove the interpretative ability in a given field.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači religionistiky povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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