2024/2025
Islamic Factor in the Development of Eastern Civilizations
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
School of Asian Studies
When:
3, 4 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Andrey Zeltyn
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is intended for the Master's programmes for students interested in Islam, it's emergence, spread and development. Through lectures and seminars (colloquiums) the students will obtain knowledge of how the socio-economic and political revolution of Islam came about in the Arid Belt of Arabia. Discussions will rotate around factors which played main role in the fast spread of Islam through foreign lands, creating one of the biggest empires in the history of humanity. Different modes of islamisation of new territories will be discussed as well as interaction of Islamic doctrine with the local customs and traditions. The topic will then venture into the territory of the Islamic Zones in an attempt to comprehend different forms of Islamic practices in different parts of the world, like Turkey, Iran, Indonesia and, of course, the mainland of the Arabian Peninsular. In the closing sessions the overview of the Islamisation of Europe, migration issues and the problem of violent manifestations in contemporary Islamic Societies will be studied.
Learning Objectives
- To provide student with a comprehensive knowledge of the history of Islam and its influence on the socio- economic and political development of Eastern countries and beyond.
- To provide students with the relevant means of further conducting research into the topics related to Islamic heritage and contemporaneity.
- To hone students' skills and abilities in scientific research field, specifically through studying Islamic research cases.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to evaluate the central set of ideas, both Muslim and non-Muslim, on Islam’s relation with the development of Eastern civilisations.
- Analyses the founding ideas of traditional Islamic historiography, both classical and contemporary
- Develops a comparative understanding of the political and cultural contexts in which Islam has emerged as a majority and minority in different cultures and the challenges in politics and society to which Islam has responded and/or exacerbated.
- Holds an objective understanding of diverse approaches to studies of Islamic heritage in traditional Islamic thought and mainstream Western academia.
- Masters skills in writing historical and political briefs.
- Participates in academic debates and discussions on topics covering Islam, its history, orthodoxy and innovation, Political Islam and violent movements, traditionalists against reformists.
- Writes comprehensive research on Islamism and political movements in Islamic World
Course Contents
- Birth of Islam and Creation of Caliphate. Umayyad and Abbasside Dynasties and spreading of Faith
- Seven "Zones of Islam", Characteristics and peculiarities
- Cultural, educational and religious implications of Islamic impact on the ethnic majorities. Cross- influence of local and “imported” beliefs. Shaping of “localized” religious trends, acquired traditions in common interactions, literature, architecture and business conduct
- Countries with Islamic majority. Socio-political and economic characteristics. Role-play and models.
- Localized Muslim communities: influencing host countries. Problems, solutions and future prospects
- Notion of Umma. Pan-Islamism and political activity of Islamic movements
- Course conclusion and Workshop
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Lapidus, I. M. . (DE-588)124445977, (DE-576)294175717. (2014). A history of Islamic societies / Ira M. Lapidus. New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.425657388
- Silverstein, A. J. (2010). Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=303939
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Brown, L. C. (2000). Religion and State : The Muslim Approach to Politics. New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=74609
- Green, R. (2018). Debates on the Rise of Islamist Extremism. San Diego, CA: ReferencePoint Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1849550
- Jajat Burhanudin. (2014). The Making of Islamic Political Tradition in the Malay World. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.8F15CE56
- Rice Jr. Earle. (2018). Muslim Brotherhood. [N.p.]: Mitchell Lane. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2183653
- Tolan, J. V. (2019). Faces of Muhammad : Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam From the Middle Ages to Today. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1983650