RLB394 Islam in the South-Eastern Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Puskásová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Londa Vondráčková
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RLB394/K: Fri 13. 3. 15:50–17:25 G32, Fri 10. 4. 15:50–17:25 G32, Fri 15. 5. 15:50–17:25 G32, V. Puskásová
RLB394/P: each even Tuesday 15:50–17:25 J21, V. Puskásová
Prerequisites
RLA08 Islam || RLKA08 Islam
Basic assumption for the course is completed RLA08.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to: • orientate oneself in historical and social context of Islam in Southeastern Europe • distinguish particularities and impact of Islam in SE Europe in the connection with social, cutural and political realia • discuss about Islam in Europe in wider contexts • analyze the informations of the issue of SE Europe and its interreligious relations
Syllabus
  • The course Islam in Southeastern Europe is concieved to propound basic issues and historical contexts of Islam in the area of Balkan Peninsula. Islam in Southeastern Europe is an important religious element with significant impact on social-political events even in wider context. The aim of the course is to show the basic processes in the formation of Islam in this geographical area. At the same time, the course aims to show the insight of the processes which affect Islam in Southeastern Europe nowadays. The course will allow the students to make basic insight about the effect of Islam in the Balkan Peninsula and at the same time will open new space to reflect this issue in wider contexts.
Literature
    required literature
  • • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Islám a Západ :historická paměť a současná krize. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2002
  • • ŠESTÁK, Miroslav, Dějiny jihoslovanských zemí, Praha : NLN Nakladatelství lidové noviny, 2009
    recommended literature
  • • NORRIS, H.T.: Islam in the Balkans, Hurst and company, London, 1993
  • • MINKOV, Anton: Conversion to Islam in the Balkans: Kisve Bahasi Petitions and Ottoman Social Life, 1670-1730, Brill, Leiden, Boston, 2004
  • • ADANIR, Fikret; FAROQHI, Suraiyra: The Ottomans and the Balkans, Brill, Leiden, • Boston, Koln 2002
  • • HLADKÝ, Ladislav: Bosenská otázka v 19. A 20. století, Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, Brno, 2005
Teaching methods
Lectures and presentations with discussion.
Assessment methods
Course will be closed by test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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