ISLAM AND POLITICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
| Title | ISLAM AND POLITICS IN THE MODERN WORLD / ISLAM AND POLITICS IN THE MODERN WORLD |
| Code | ΕΡ090 |
| Faculty | Law |
| School | Law |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Inactive |
| Course ID | 100001353 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600040325
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600040325
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
Το get to know the basic Islamic terminology and history of the Middle East and to understand the role of Islam in politics
• To learn various ways of collecting qualitative data through the internet and publications
• To practice participant observation and interviews
• To sensitize on methodological and practical issues that may arise from the involvement of the researcher in the field study
• To practice the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course aims to give students the general principles of history and political implications of Islam in the modern world. How modern Muslim states they understand and express the concepts of theocracy, modernity, pan-Arabism and Islamism. To achieve these objectives we teach the history of Islam from its appearance to the present, we look at the geography and the sectarian splits, i.e.: Islam's main division into Sunnis and Shiis and Ibadis and their subdivisions, we expose the main concept of Islamic law and its application within the Muslim countries and we explore the contemporary policies of Muslim countries in the Middle East. Finally we refer to the Muslims of Europe and particularly the Muslims of Greece , indigenous and immigrants. we will also refer to the events and developments of the so called "arab spring".
Keywords
Islam, nationalism, socialism, panarabism, islamism, political Islam, theocracy, modernity, sunnis, shi'is, ibadhis
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 39 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Dekmegian R., Επαναστατημένο Ισλάμ,Παπαζήση: ΑΘήνα, 2007
Bernard Lewis, Η πολιτική γλώσσα του Ισλάμ, Παπαζήση: ΑΘήνα, 2011
Last Update
02-11-2013
