141388 SE The Arab World: Cultural and Historical Perspectives (2022W)

Englisch historians of the Mamluk era

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 29.08.2022 08:00 to Th 06.10.2022 23:59
Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2022 23:59

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Herbert Eisenstein

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Wednesday
    12.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    19.10.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    09.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    16.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    23.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    30.11.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    07.12.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    14.12.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    11.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    18.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Wednesday
    25.01.
    13:15 - 14:45
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Seminary on Arabic historical works from the Mamluk period in Egypt and Syria. Overview over the most important Arabic workss on this subject, reading of texts with translation and interpretation, accompagnied by presentations on relevant items, term paper.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular active cooperation and contributions, continous preparation. Term paper concerning particular Arab historians of the Mamluk period.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular participation (absence at most three times), regular active cooperation and contributions, presentations, term paper. Relation of presentation / term paper : contributions 10 : 90. If necessary, with regard to Covid19, the lessons in form of personal presence might be replaced through other possibilities of teaching.

Examination topics

Apart from reading, translation and interpretation of specific Arabic passages: term paper.

Reading list

Texts: especially: Ibn Iyas: Bada'i` az-zuhur, Ibn Taghribirdi: an-Nujum az-zahira, al-Qalqashandi: Subh al-a`sha.
Secondary literature on the genre will be dealt with during the sessions.

Association in the course directory

AT-4, WM-28

Last modified: Sa 06.08.2022 10:08