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131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-238/338. Students who have completed 131-238/338 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr A Saeed & Dr R Pennell |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of First Year History, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the growth of Islamic civilisation in the period between the revelation of the Quran and the end of Muslim rule in Spain in 1492. The study focuses on the Arabic and Turkish-speaking areas of western Asia, North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, and its aim is to understand: the conditions in which religiously founded political empires appeared; the relationships between religion, power, culture and economy; the role of ethnicity and language in the creation of political and cultural communities. On completion of the subject students should be familiar with the theories about the causes of the rise and fall of the Islamic empires and understand the role of religion in integrating and disintegrating multi-ethnic states. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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