Bachelor
2024/2025
Eastern Christianity and Iranian Cultural Continent
Type:
Compulsory course (Christian Orient)
Area of studies:
Asian and African Studies
Delivered by:
Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
4 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Anton Pritula
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course ‘Eastern Christianity and the Iranian World’ is designed for fourth-year students. The aim of this course is to give students an idea of Iranian-language literature related to the Christian tradition. The Iranian-speaking world is understood as the whole area of distribution of Iranian languages from the population of Iran proper in the narrow sense to the communities living in India and China in different periods. Not only Christian texts proper, such as the famous ‘Persian Diatessaron’ (13th-14th century text in a 16th century manuscript), which contains unique traces of extant apocryphal monuments, but also Muslim Persian-language works written under the influence of Christian literary tradition or demonstrating the attitude of Iranian Muslim authors to Christianity, are considered. The course thus covers a wide range of writings reflecting the relationship of the Iranian-speaking world to the Christian tradition from the Sassanid era to the late Middle Ages.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire basic knowledge of the cultural and literary interactions between Iranian culture and Christian communities.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Gain an overview of cultural and historical contacts.
- Gain an overview of literary contacts.
- Gain an overview of Persian Christian texts.
Course Contents
- The Iranian World and the Christian East: Linguistic, Historical and Cultural Interaction
- Iranian and Syrian Traditions: Literary Contacts and Influences
- Persian-language Christian Texts and Manuscripts
Assessment Elements
- АктивностьНа семинарах предполагается обсуждение и чтение различных текстов, в котором должны активно участвовать студенты.
- Домашнее задание
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Персидская литература IX - XVIII веков. Т.1: Персидская литература домонгольского времени (IX - начало XIII в.). Период формирования канона: р..., Рейснер, М. Л., 2019
- Персидская литература IX - XVIII веков. Т.2: Персидская литература в XIII-XVIII вв. Зрелая и поздняя классика, Рейснер, М. Л., 2021
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Красота по-персидски : "Собеседник влюбленных" Шараф ад-Дина Рами, Чалисова, Н. Ю., 2021