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Course: Contemporary Islam

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Course title Contemporary Islam
Course code KFR/BSOIS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • De La Vega Nosek Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Prolegomena to the topic of "contemporary Islam" (data, dynamics, preliminary determination of lines of thought and currents) 2. Geography of modern and contemporary Islam (traditional, key, specific areas) in historical dynamics after 1800 3. The crisis of classical Muslim civilization, its causes and consequences in the 19th century (the declining Ottoman dynasty, colonialism, World War I, mandate policy, World War II, the establishment of the State of Israel...) 4. Efforts at revival through purification (Wahhabism, Salafism, jihadism), further development of Salafism (e.g., the Muslim Brotherhood), Islamic fundamentalism, Islamism, extremism (discussion of inconsistently used terminology), radicalization currents (S. Qutb - Khomeini - A. A. Mawdudi - Y. Qaradawi) 5. Modern reforms (al-Afghani, M. Abduh, M. Rashid Rida), the role of al-Azhar, changes in fiqh and legislation in the 19th-20th centuries, attempts at reforming philosophy and society (M. Iqbal - A. Izetbegović - M. Jabiri - H. Hanafi - A. Soroush) 6. The idea of nationhood, nationalism, ethnicity in the Muslim world (Pan-Arabism, Pan-Syrianism, Pan-Islamism...) 7. Islamic thought in Asia (India, Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia...) 8. The Arab Spring and the role of religion (secularization, depoliticization, and politicization of Islam...), the role of institutions (caliphate, LAS, OIC...) 9. Approaches to the Quran (M. Arkoun - N. A. Zajd - M. M. Taha) 10. Reforms of law and legal science (M. Talbí - M. Shahrur - A. A. an-Na'im - A. at-Tajjib) 11. Islamic and Arab feminism (A. Wadúd - F. Mernissi - H. R. Izza) 12. European Islam, Islam in the Czech Republic

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
  • Preparation for an exam - 6 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 5 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 5 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to current issues in modern Islam based on an understanding of the roots of today's situation in the main geographical areas since the 19th century. The course will take two forms: frontal lecture teaching by the instructor and familiarization with key works by modern thinkers (in Czech/English translation) in the form of group reading and discussion. The course will be taught in Czech.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Ability to read English, or French, or Italian, or German.
Recommended literature
  • Cesari, Jocelyne (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of European Islam. Oxford. 2015.
  • Čejka, Marek. Korán, meč a volební urna. Zdroje a podoby islamismu. Praha. 2020.
  • Kondrys, Jan. Islámský modernismus v Egyptě. Jeho hlavní představitelé a proudy v 19. a 20. století. Plzeň, 2024.
  • Topinka, Daniel (ed.). Muslimové v Česku. Etablování muslimů a islámu na veřejnosti. Brno. 2016.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026