FINALITÀ
General Objectives:
To understand Islam in the light of its foundational texts and
sources, as well as through the ways in which these texts and
sources have been interpreted in history.
ARGOMENTI
Course Outlines:
1. Introduction. Why study Islam today? Conceptualizing
Islam. 2. Islamic origins. Pre-Islamic Arabia and the Near East.
Muḥammad: Prophet and statesman. Understanding the
Qurʾān. Islamic universalism and expansionism. 3. Islamic
thoughts and institutions. Introduction to Islamic Law. Islamic
theology and philosophy. Islamic spirituality and Sufism. 4.
Islam and modernity. Cultural encounter and reform. Islam
and modernity. Christian-Muslim dialogue.
TESTI
Textbooks:
Brown, Daniel. 2017. A New Introduction to Islam. New York:
Wiley & Son.
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