Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2145: Sufism and Islamic Devotional Life

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Whilst the module's precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Week 1: Sacred Sources of Islamic spirituality: the Prophet Muhammad

Week 2: Early Sufi Doctrine and Mystical Theology (8-9^th centuries)

Week 3: Junayd and the School of Baghdad

Week 4: Mansur Hallaj. The School of Khurasan

Week 5: Classical Sufism and its Institutions

Weeks 6-7: Devotional & Contemplative Disciplines of Sufism.

Weeks 8-9: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali and the 12-13^th century revival of Sufism

Weeks 10-11: Rumi: Life, Works & Legacy. Ibn ‘Arabi: Life, Works & Legacy.

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	128

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	22	Weekly 2-hour class sessions
Guided Independent study	128	Students will read texts/articles and prepare answers for pre-assigned study questions for in-class discussions of the readings for every class. Reading and research (68) hours, preparation for assignments and presentations (30), examination preparation (30)

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).