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h3. Admission requirements
Successful completion of course Introduction to Islam; or sufficient knowledge at the discretion of the course coordinator.
Description
Although in the present world most Muslims live in Asia, within Islamic studies traditionally most attention is given to the Middle East and North Africa, and more recently to Islam in the West. This course breaks away from this conventional paradigm and deals with Islam outside these two fields. The course will focus on Asia and Africa from approximately 1500 onwards, and will be taught by specialists from the entire Faculty of Humanities who will teach about their own region of expertise. A major part of the course will deal with Islam in Indonesia, the country with the largest number of Muslims in the world. In addition to this attention will be given to South Asia (India and Pakistan), China, Central Asia, and Africa.
Course objectives
The student will gain knowledge on Islam in major countries of Asia, like Indonesia, India, Pakistan, China, and some selected countries in Central Asia and Africa. In addition to this the student will get insight in the translation of Middle Eastern Islam to regions outside this area, and in patterns of diversity which this causes in the fields of relation between Islam and state, Islam and local culture, and other aspects.
Timetable
The course is new and will be given for the first time in the second semester.
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Lectures by various specialists.
Course load -lectures & exam (30 hrs) -literature (110 hrs) - Feedback sessie van 4 uur op een nader te bepalen tijdstip.
Assessment method
Written examination. One after block 3 (40%) and one (covering all subjects dealt with) after block 4 (60%)
- Feedback sessie van 4 uur op een nader te bepalen tijdstip.
Blackboard
Reading list
Robert Pringle, Understanding Islam in Indonesia: politics and diversity, Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, chapters 1-5.
Separate articles, to be announced.
Registration
Students are requested to register through uSis, the registration system of Leiden University for this course. General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch.
Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
Remarks
Students with disabilities
The university is committed to supporting and accommodating students with disabilities as stated in the university protocol (especially pages 3-5). Students should contact Fenestra Disability Centre at least four weeks before the start of their courses to ensure that all necessary academic accomodations can be made in time conform the abovementioned protocol.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to be familiar with Leiden University policies on plagiarism and academic integrity. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you submit any work with your name affixed to it, it is assumed to be your own work with all sources used properly indicated and documented in the text (with quotations and/or citations).