RLB294 Islam in Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Klapetek, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Fri 30. 9. 12:30–14:05 G24, Fri 21. 10. 12:30–14:05 G24, Fri 4. 11. 12:30–14:05 G24, Fri 18. 11. 12:30–14:05 G24, Fri 2. 12. 12:30–14:05 G24, Fri 16. 12. 12:30–14:05 G24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA08 Islam || RLKA08 Islam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on the essential historical context of the institutionalization of con-temporary Muslim communities in Western Europe (for example Germany, Austria, France, etc..) in the second half of the 20th century. The basic course topics are democracy and human rights from the perspective of Islam, women in Muslim communities in Western Europe, building mosques and other religious infrastructure, issues of teaching Islam in schools, the relationship with other faiths, etc. Students will become familiar with current literature and analyzes information received by the media. These information sources (together with reports of students of the course) will become the basis for subsequent discussion.
At the end of the course students will: have an enhanced knowledge of elementary facts abou islam in Western Europe;
be familiar with the institutionalization of the Muslim communities of Western Europe in the second half of the 20th century;
be able to critically interpret text and audio-visual presentation of the Muslim communi-ties;
be able to independently analyze issues and other topics that appear in the integration of Muslims into Western societies;
Syllabus
  • Syllabus 0. Introduction to the course; 1. The arrival and establishment of Muslims in Western Europe; 2. Will be Germany a "New Turkey"? 3. The historical context of the institutionalization of Islam in Austria; 4. Islam in Switzerland: conflict or dialogue?; 5. Will be France a "New Algeria"?; 6. Democracy and human rights from the perspective of Islam; 7. Women in Islam - the influence of traditional religious right on the present life; 8. Building of mosques and other religious infrastructure; 9. The question of teaching Islam in state schools; 10. Interfaith dialogue and relationship with other faiths; 11. Terrorism and Islamophobia: themes only for the media?; 12. Final discussion of course topics and evaluation.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MENDEL, Miloš, Bronislav OSTŘANSKÝ and Tomáš RATAJ. Islám v srdci Evropy : vlivy islámské civilizace na dějiny a současnost českých zemí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2007, 499 s. ISBN 9788020015549. info
  • KEPEL, Gilles. Válka v srdci islámu. 1. české vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 294 s. ISBN 8024612178. info
  • BARŠA, Pavel and Andrea BARŠOVÁ. Přistěhovalectví a liberální stát imigračni a integračni politiky v USA, Západní Evropě a ČR. Brno: MPÚ, 2005. info
  • MENDEL, Miloš. Cesta k prameni : fatwy islámských učenců k otázkám všedního dne. Edited by Iveta Kouřilová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2003, 172 s. ISBN 808542553X. info
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Islám a Západ : historická paměť a současná krize. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2002, 197 s. ISBN 8070215402. info
  • BARŠA, Pavel. Západ a islamismus :střet civilizací, nebo dialog kultur? 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2001, 188 s. ISBN 80-85959-96-8. info
  • MENDEL, Miloš. Západ jako téma islámského reformismu (The West as a topic of the Islamic reformism). Religio : revue pro religionistiku. Brno: Česká společnost pro studium náboženství, 2000, vol. 8, No 1, p. 65-80. ISSN 1210-3640. info
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Variace na Korán :Islám v diaspoře. Praha: Orientální ústav AV ČR, 1999, 174 s. ISBN 80-85425-34-3. info
  • KEPEL, Gilles. Boží pomsta : křesťané, židé a muslimové znovu dobývají svět. Translated by Růžena Ostrá. 1. vyd. Brno: Atlantis, 1996, 182 s. ISBN 8071081205. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures and seminars. Students will present papers which will form the basis for active discussion among participants. The homework is to draw up a paper.
Assessment methods
1) sufficient participation in education (75%) 2) presenting a paper in teaching, 3) active participation in seminar discussions
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
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