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79226-01 - Seminar: The Venture of Islam: Great Narratives on the Formative Period of Islam (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2026 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Maurus Reinkowski (maurus.reinkowski@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | During the formative period of Islam (roughly the first four centuries following the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632), not only did the Islamic sphere of influence expand dramatically (from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia), but the defining normative and intellectual traditions within the Islamic world were also developed and codified. In contrast to earlier idiosyncratic attempts at explanation, such as those by Marshall Hodgson in “The Venture of Islam” (Volume 1, 1975) or Patricia Crone & Michael Cook in "Hagarism. The Making of the Islamic World" (1977) -- who were rather isolated in the academic landscape -- a broad body of literature on fundamental interpretations of the early Islamic world has now developed, which we will read excerpts from and discuss comparatively. |
| Lernziele | Students will -- have acquired a basic understanding of the earliest period of Islam; -- be familiar with the main points of the relevant literature; -- be able to identify and contextualize fundamental interpretive approaches to the early history of Islam. |
| Literatur | Will be announced well in advance of the seminar's start. |
| Bemerkungen | Maximum number of participants: 20 students. |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Very good reading skills in English texts and ability to participate in academic exchange in English. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Register: Required; Withdraw: Required. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 10.15-12.00 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Sitzungsraum S 181 |
Einzeltermine
| Module |
Modul: Antike / monotheistische / aussereuropäische Religionen (Bachelor Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften BA (Bachelor Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Extension Social Sciences (Master Studienfach: Political Science – Inequality, Power, Conflict) Modul: Fortgeschrittene Nahoststudien (Bachelor Studienfach: Nahoststudien) Modul: Grundlegende Texte: Exegetische und hermeneutische Perspektiven (Masterstudium: Interreligious Studies) Modul: Religion, Narration und Medien (Master Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) Modul: Spezialisierung «Geschichte und Polititsche Bildung» (Masterstudium: Fachdidaktik) Modul: Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master Studienfach: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master Studienfach: Geschichte) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | -- Regular attendance and thorough preparation of the texts to be read together; -- giving a presentation during the semester. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Nahost-Studien |