Islam and Politics from the origins to Post-Ottoman times

Course objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Pre-Islamic Arabia Muhammad and the origins of Islam The Koran The invention of the caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate The Iranian and Turkish world The Ottoman Empire Decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire The birth of the modern Middle East Sharia and jurisprudence The Palestinian question Al-Qaeda and ISIS Conclusions
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required.
Books
Islamic Political Thought, ed. by G. Bowering, Princeton, PUP, 2015
Frequency
Frontal lesson in presence
Exam mode
Oral exam an paper about a topic of the course
Lesson mode
Frontal lessons and visits
  • Lesson code10611493
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseGlobal Humanities
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDL-OR/10
  • CFU6