Archaeological Sciences

The course intends to introduce a) to the historical-critical problems that the study of the origins of Islam entails and to the fundamental features that characterize this religious tradition in its so-called classical form; b) identify the main thematic axes along which the medieval, modern and contemporary history of the Muslim world has unfolded both in consonance with the common roots (religious, economic, structural, cultural) shared with the West, both independently and – in the more recent period – in subordination with the western world. The topics addressed in this course intend to show - starting from its origins, perfectly understandable if inserted into the broader framework of the evolution of the Judeo-Christian monotheistic tradition in Late Antiquity - how the study of the history of Islam must be started, in every period, within a key to global understanding of the phenomena that have characterized the historical evolution of the Mediterranean and Eurasia.

Pre-modern age L. Capezzone, Medioevo arabo. Una storia dell'islam medievale, Milano, Mondadori, 2016 modern and contemporary age: B. Scarcia Amoretti, Il mondo musulmano. Quindici secoli di storia, Roma, Carocci,1998, da p. 131 (o nuova edizione, 2013, da p. 149) Any in-depth study of a topic of personal interest both from the medieval period and from the modern and contemporary period, with readings that accompany the basic program, must be agreed with the teacher. Non-attending students have a third book: R. Bulliet, La civiltà islamo-cristiana,. Una proposta, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006 ( pdf available on https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wbMBGNZoR7KU8KCUXrYwMDdFrprGsuV1?usp=sharing)

The exam is oral. Important elements Important elements for the outcome of the exam are first of all the attendance (on which the evaluation depends decisively), the active participation, the ability of autonomous reasoning. The exam will begin with the choice, by the student of a topic as he/she desires, from which the teacher will check, on the basis of the reading as well as the analytical skills applied to the complexity of the chosen theme, the level knowledge and understanding the student has reached, and his/her critical judgment and communication skills. Other questions, from the teacher, on the whole program will be essential to verify the general preparation and the level of proficiency acquired by the student.

The course intends to introduce a) to the historical-critical problems that the study of the origins of Islam entails and to the fundamental features that characterize this religious tradition in its so-called classical form; b) identify the main thematic axes along which the medieval, modern and contemporary history of the Muslim world has unfolded both in consonance with the common roots (religious, economic, structural, cultural) shared with the West, both independently and – in the more recent period – in subordination with the western world. The topics addressed in this course intend to show - starting from its origins, perfectly understandable if inserted into the broader framework of the evolution of the Judeo-Christian monotheistic tradition in Late Antiquity - how the study of the history of Islam must be started, in every period, within a key to global understanding of the phenomena that have characterized the historical evolution of the Mediterranean and Eurasia.

Pre-modern age L. Capezzone, Medioevo arabo. Una storia dell'islam medievale, Milano, Mondadori, 2016 modern and contemporary age: B. Scarcia Amoretti, Il mondo musulmano. Quindici secoli di storia, Roma, Carocci,1998, da p. 131 (o nuova edizione, 2013, da p. 149) Any in-depth study of a topic of personal interest both from the medieval period and from the modern and contemporary period, with readings that accompany the basic program, must be agreed with the teacher. Non-attending students have a third book: R. Bulliet, La civiltà islamo-cristiana,. Una proposta, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006 ( pdf available on https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wbMBGNZoR7KU8KCUXrYwMDdFrprGsuV1?usp=sharing)

The exam is oral. Important elements Important elements for the outcome of the exam are first of all the attendance (on which the evaluation depends decisively), the active participation, the ability of autonomous reasoning. The exam will begin with the choice, by the student of a topic as he/she desires, from which the teacher will check, on the basis of the reading as well as the analytical skills applied to the complexity of the chosen theme, the level knowledge and understanding the student has reached, and his/her critical judgment and communication skills. Other questions, from the teacher, on the whole program will be essential to verify the general preparation and the level of proficiency acquired by the student.