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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Islamic & Middle East Stud.
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
DR.EHUD MOST
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Ehud Most
Course/Module description:
In the course we will review the symbols identified with Islam throughout history, customs and religious worship. This relates to the two main streams, the Sunna and Shi'a, while insisting on common characteristics and differences. The course will review how the symbols were formed from the dawn of Islam and the connection between the customs prevalent in Islamic society and religious worship and their development throughout Muslim history
Course/Module aims:
Familiarity with the symbols of Islam, its customs and rituals (Sunna and Shi'a)
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To become familiar with the cultural and religious characteristics that make up the religion of Islam in the Sunni and Shi'ite streams and to become familiar with their historical origins and roots. Identify Islamic symbols and understand their historical significance and sources of development.
Attendance requirements(%):
90
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Course/Module Content:
The Journey to the Heart of The Mysterious Muslim East – Adventurers Mediate the East and Its Images to The West from the 16th Century.
Purity and Prayer, The Mosque, The Husayniya and The Ziyarah – The Places of Worship and The Laws of Worship.
Drinking And Smoking in Islam – On Fatwas and Social Circumstances.
Animals, Coins and Flags – The Evolution of Symbols in Muslim History.
Cycle of Life – Birth – Wedding – Divorce – Burial – Customs and Their Origins.
The Pilgrim to Mecca – The Development of Ritual and Pilgrimage Customs.
The Other Worlds –Evil eye, Gines, Monsters and the way of Coping them
Holidays In Islam and the Great Celebration of Mourning in Shi'a - Historical Development.
Rings and Talismans Throughout Islamic History.
Famous Battles and Warlords in Islam That Have Become a Symbol.
The Development of the Idea of Jihad and Self-Sacrifice Throughout History – A Case Study Of the order of Assassins. The Figure of the Shiite Hero.
The Day of Judgment - Signs of its arrival and the appearance of the Mahdi
Required Reading:
מירי אליאב-פלדון, "לודוביגו די ורתמא: מתחזה סדרתי", זמנים: רבעון להיסטוריה, 2016, עמ' 82-89.
יוחנן פרידמן, "מצוות היסוד". מאיר בר-אשר ומאיר חטינה, עורכים, האסלאם: היסטוריה, דת, תרבות, ירושלים: האוניברסיטה העברית, עמ' 256-266.
חאתם מחאמיד וחיים נסים. "המחלוקת בסוגיית הקפה בשלהי התקופה הממלוכית ובראשית התקופה העותמאנית- היבטים הלכתיים והיסטוריים". המזרח החדש, כרך נ"ו, 2017, עמ' 19-38.
Adam Silverstein, Islamic History. oxford university press, 2010, pp. 63-79
בן-יאיר, באזאר: סיור מודרך בתרבות האסלאם, ניב, 2021, עמ' 251-265.
מיכאל לקר, "הסכם חדיביה וכיבוש ח'יבר היהודית", פעמים, אוקטובר 1994, עמ' 6-15.
Hadas Hirsch, "The Prophet Muhammad's Ring: Raw Materials, Status, and Gender in Early Islam"
Journal of Arabian Studies,11:2,314-328, 2021
מיכאל לב, "ג'האד". מאיר בר-אשר ומאיר חטינה, עורכים, האסלאם: היסטוריה, דת, תרבות. ירושלים: האוניברסיטה העברית, 2017. עמ' 281- 303.
David Cook,
The Mahdi's Arrival and the Messianic Future State According to Sunni and Shi'ite Apocalyptic Scenarios. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Syudies. 2014,pp 1-26.
אורי רובין, הקוראן: דבר הקול האלוהי אל מוחמד השליח, מאגנס, האוניברטיטה העברית, 2019, 140-155.
Additional Reading Material:
אוסאמה אבן מונקד', נסיון חיי: זכרונותיו של אביר מוסלמי בימי מסעי הצלב, (תרגמה מערבית: אלה אלמגור), הוצאת חרגול-עם עובד, תל אביב, 2011.
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 90 %
Attendance / Participation in Field Excursion 10 %
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