College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Sufism, Islamic Mysticism and Devotional Life
Module ARAM217 for 2016/7
Module ARAM217 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM217: Sufism, Islamic Mysticism and Devotional Life
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Aims
The class aims (a) to introduce the key figures and representatives of the Sufi tradition and their origins in the Qur’an and Hadith; (b) to communicate the basic doctrines, teaching, spiritual practices and disciplines of Sufism; and (c) allow the student to situate the study of Islam in the context of its most profound dimension: the mystical.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the above-mentioned central aspects of Islamic religious tradition, with their proper contexts in the larger complex of Islamic religious life and history; 2. make your own independent assessment of the underlying correspondences with parallel phenomena in other religious traditions; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. read critically and carefully the various texts and ideas examined throughout the course; 4. contextualize in an appropriate, comprehensive manner mystical documents and doctrines from an unfamiliar subject matter and cultural/historical setting, effectively assimilating these to your own personal intellectual background; |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. demonstrate the ability to independently sift through, analyse and synthesize unfamiliar material from many sources and to summarise the ideas within those sources in a cogent, succinct and effective manner; and 6. develop the ability to relate broad philosophic, ethical and spiritual issues and religious traditions to the corresponding practical issues and challenges in relevant areas of contemporary life. |