Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course will not be organised in 2015-2016. The first part of the course will be centred on a historical perspective in order to place prophetic revelation in context. This phase will involve a reminder of the major stages of Muslim history with particular reference to great schisms and an overview of the great Muslim dynasties. The second part will deal with general principles of the Muslim religion (sources of law and exegetical mechanisms, the five pillars of Islam, orthodoxy and popular religion). Some subjects relating to current events will be particularly dealt with, (the notion of clergy and representation of Islam, the question of the headscarf etc.). In the final part, the course will examine the principal political institutions of Islam. The notions of power and state will be particularly studied through different religious sensibilities and the status of non-Muslims in Islamic countries. The course will also attempt to explain the phenomenon of radical Islam by studying its genesis and development. The ideas of instrumentalisation and perversion of religion for political ends will be particularly demonstrated.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
There is no syllabus.
Recommended or required readings
- "qu'est-ce que l'islam" Rochdy Alili, La découverte, 2004
- "Introduction à l'islamisme radical". Exposé d'Alain Grignard
Assessment methods and criteria
Examinations will be in the form of an oral without authorized back-up material.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...).
Contacts
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