The formative period of Islam
| Title | Η διαμορφωτική περίοδος του Ισλάμ / The formative period of Islam |
| Code | 1833 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Theology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Angeliki Ziaka |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600014137 |
Programme of Study: Anamorfōméno PPS Tmīmatos THeologías (2020)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter | - | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600165312
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600165312
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
With the successful completion of the lectures the students will be able to:
-Specify basic aspects of the formative period of Islam (8th-10th century)
-Analyze the development processes of Islamic theology, philosophy and law
-Identify historically the various schools of thought, currents and movements of thought
-Realize the basic theological issues about God and the world and to their political interpretations
Course Content (Syllabus)
During the formative period of Islam (8th-10th century) there is a process of seeking and overcoming the obsession of the "science of Islamic law" to the immobile law of God. Various factions are formed, currents of thought and schools -Sunnites, Shiites, Qadarites, Mutazilites, Ibadis, and other-, which are debating on the basic theological issues about God and the world. In this way reason is put at the service of faith, and a space of encounter between religion and philosophy is created, but also a space of competition between human speech and divine revelation. Students are asked to learn and understand the struggle between human discourse and faith, religion and philosophy that is observed in the religious and philosophical sphere, and which extends to the field of politics. This interplay and dialectic of Muslim theology and thought will be explored in a historical and systematic way.
Keywords
Islam, formative period, islamic trends of thought, theology, philosophy, law, politics
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | 2.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 8 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 75 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Αγγ. Ζιάκα, Το Καλάμ και τα ισλαμικά ρεύματα σκέψης, Eταιρεία α-ξιοποίησης και διαχείρισης περιουσίας Πανεπιστημίου Μακεδονίας, εκδ. Πανεπιστημίου Μακεδονίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2016.
Additional bibliography for study
Garth Fowden, Before and after Muḥammad: The First Millennium refocused (Princeton University Press, Princeton 2014)
Garth Fowden, Abraham or Aristotle? First Millennium empires and exegetical traditions. An Inaugural Lecture by the Sultan Qaboos Professor of Abrahamic Faiths given in the University of Cambridge, 4 December 2013 (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2015)
Montgomery Watt, The Formative Period of Islamic Thought (Oneworld Publications, 1998)
Last Update
27-10-2020
