ISLAMIC STUDIES AND SHARI'A MOD.1

The course "Islamology" is part of the related and supplementary training activities of the Near and Middle East (VMO) (compulsory exam) and the Indian Subcontinent (SCI) curricula (optional exam) of the Degree Course in "Languages, Cultures and Societies of Asia" and of Mediterranean Africa (LICSAAM)".
The teaching contributes to the achievement of the educational objectives of the Degree Course in the area of cultural and humanistic skills.
The aim of the course is to give a general survey on the history of Islam and its political and religious currents and denominations for students interested in the languages spoken in North Africa and the Middle East (Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew) and in the knowledge of the complex political and religious dynamics of the area under study.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1) define the main elements that characterise Islamic faith and its practice;
2) use basic terminology relating to the various political and religious denominations in Islamic history and its intellectual frameworks;
30 understand the major themes of Islam throughout history and navigate contemporary theoretical debates.

No previous knowledge in the field is required.

The origins of Islam: sources and methodology; The Prophet, The Qur'ān, the Community, the Caliphate.
"Orthodoxy" and religious dissent (8th-15th centuries).
The Turkish-Mongol dyanaties (11th-15th centuries); the great empires of the modern era, 16th-18th centuries (Ottomans, Safavids, Moghul).

B. Amoretti Scarcia, IL CORANO. UNA LETTURA, Carocci editore, Roma, 2009;
F. Donner, MAOMETTO E LE ORIGINI DELL'ISLAM, Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi,31, Torino, 2010
M. Campanini, STORIA DEL PENSIERO POLITICO ISLAMICO. DAL PROFETA MUHAMMAD AD OGGI, Mondadori Education, 2017.

The exam consists of an oral exam including a series of questions on the topics covered during the course.
The exam aims at verifying the student's competence in the main themes of Islamic civilization

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The lecturer has a duty to ensure that the rules regarding the authenticity and originality of exam tests and papers are respected. Therefore, if there is suspicion of irregular conduct, an additional assessment may be conducted, which could differ from the original exam description.

Regarding the grading scale, scores will be assigned according to the following schema:
A. Scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of: Sufficient knowledge and applied
comprehension of the program;
B. Scores in the 23-26 range will be awarded in the presence of: Fair knowledge and applied
comprehension of the program;
C. Scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of: Good or excellent knowledge and
applied comprehension of the program;
D. Honors will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and applied comprehension of
the program.

The course consists of fifteen lectures.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development