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1. Politics, Faculty of Arts (v3, p153) : Next:166-239 | Prev:166-236
3. Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p23) : Next:166-242 | Prev:166-217
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Jeremy Salt.
Prerequisite: Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Content:
Approaching the subject from the starting point that Islamic revivalism is an historical phenomenon, the subject will cover the role of Islamic movements in the interaction between the Middle East and the West, the relationship between nationalism and Islam, the nature of Islamic movements and Islamic theories of government, and the revival of Islamic movements following the decline of secular nationalism.
Assessment:
Essay work or equivalent totalling 5,000 words.
1. Politics, Faculty of Arts (v3, p153) : Next:166-239 | Prev:166-236
3. Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p23) : Next:166-242 | Prev:166-217
2. Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p117) : Prev:131-282
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Jeremy Salt.
Prerequisite: Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- understand the background to the revival of Islamic sentiment across the Middle East;
- understand the objectives of fundamentalist movements;
- have a sound grasp of economic/social/political factors involved in the Islamic phenomenon.
Content:
Approaching the subject from the starting point that Islamic revivalism is an historical phenomenon, the subject will cover the role of Islamic movements in the interaction between the Middle East and the West, the relationship between nationalism and Islam, the nature of Islamic movements and Islamic theories of government, and the revival of Islamic movements following the decline of secular nationalism.
Assessment:
Essay work or equivalent totalling 5,000 words.
* Note that CONTACT, OBJECTIVES differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p117) : Prev:131-282
4. Politics, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p165) : Next:166-239 | Prev:166-236
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Jeremy Salt.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- understand the background to the revival of Islamic sentiment across the Middle East;
- understand the objectives of fundamentalist movements;
- have a sound grasp of economic/social/political factors involved in the Islamic phenomenon.
Content:
Approaching the subject from the starting point that Islamic revivalism is an historical phenomenon, the subject will cover the role of Islamic movements in the interaction between the Middle East and the West, the relationship between nationalism and Islam, the nature of Islamic movements and Islamic theories of government, and the revival of Islamic movements following the decline of secular nationalism.
Assessment:
Essay work or equivalent totalling 5,000 words.
* Note that CONTACT, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
4. Politics, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p165) : Next:166-239 | Prev:166-236
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