ETBB144 Islam in the Public Space

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Klapetek, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Klapetek, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on the historical context that led to the institutionalization of Muslim communities, particularly in Germany and Austria in the second half of the 20th century. Attention will also be paid to the contemporary Czech context. Among the basic topics of the course are the building of mosques and other religious infrastructure, the issues of teaching Islam in schools, the relationship to non-believers, etc. The central point will therefore be the position of Islam as a significant element in the re-/reconstruction of European public space.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will know basic factual information about Islam in Western and Central Europe. They will be familiar with the institutionalization of Muslim communities in Western Europe in the second half of the 20th century, will be able to critically interpret textual and audiovisual presentations of Muslim communities, and will be able to independently analyze problems and other issues that arise in the integration of Muslims into European societies.
Syllabus
  • Research on the religious function of Muslim associations Islam in Western Europe in the 20th century Transfer of "otherness" to the European context Mosque as an expression of community identity: competition and controversy The first generation of mosques in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Construction of mosques by Turkish communities in Germany Research on the economic function of Muslim associations Muslim wards in communal cemeteries as an expression of integration? Tombstones in the Muslim sections of the Central Cemetery in Vienna Muslim sections in Swiss municipal cemeteries Institutionalization of Muslim communities in the Czech Republic Field lessons to the mosque and to the Muslim section of the Central Cemetery in Brno
Literature
    required literature
  • MALECKÁ, Jana. Narození, svatba a pohřeb v sunnitském islámu (Birth, wedding, and funeral in Sunni Islam). Vydání první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 227 pp. Etnologické studie 17. ISBN 978-80-210-7212-1. info
  • KLAPETEK, Martin. Muslimské organizace v Německu, Rakousku a Švýcarsku, Význam náboženství jako identifikačního prvku při integraci do západních společností (Muslim Organizations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Importance of Religion as Identification Element to Integration to Western Society). 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2011, 256 pp. ISBN 978-80-7325-264-9. info
    recommended literature
  • Muslimové v Česku : etablování muslimů a islámu na veřejnosti. Edited by Daniel Topinka. První vydání. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2016, 469 stran. ISBN 9788074851155. info
  • 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
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, field lessons
Assessment methods
Presentation in class, colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
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