Module ARA1030 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1030: Introduction to Islamic Archaeology
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module will be based on lectures (10 x 2 hrs) and seminars (1 x 2 hrs). Lectures will be occasionally followed by students’ individual discussions of reading assignments. Some visual materials will be used in the module
1. Introduction: Defining the material culture and archaeology of Islam.
2. Introduction to ethnography and historical texts in the understanding of Islamic material culture.
3. The art and the architecture of Islam.
4. The built environment and the “Islamic city”.
5. The individual and the domestic.
6. Death and burial.
7. Manufacturing.
8. Islamic pottery.
9. Navigation and Trade.
10. Boatbuilding traditions.
Learning and Teaching
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 Activities | 20 | 10 x 2 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 2 | 1 x 2 hour seminar |
| Guided independent study | 128 | Guided Independent Study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Dionisius A. Agius. 1984. Arabic Literary Works as a Source of Documentation for Technical Terms of the Material Culture. Berlin : Klaus Schwarz.
Dionisius A. Agius. 2005. Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman: The People of the Dhow. London : Kegan Paul Ltd.
Dionisius A. Agius. 2008. Classic ships of Islam: from Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean. Leiden : Brill.
Glassé, C. 2001. The Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam. London : Stacey International.
Gamble, C. 2001. Archaeology: The Basics. London: Routledge, pp. 1-2; 45-72.
Johnson, M. 1999. Archaeology Theory: An introduction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Hourani, A. H. 1991. A history of the Arab peoples. Imprint London : Faber.
Insoll, T. 1999. The Archaeology of Islam. Oxford : Blackwell.
Insoll, T. 2003. The Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Kennedy, H. 2007. The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Milwright, M. 2010. An Introduction to Islamic Archaeology. New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys.
Fehérvári, G. 2000. Ceramics of the Islamic world in the Tareq Rajab Museum. London : I.B. Tauris.
Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. 1991. Archaeology. London: Thames and Hudson. See Table of Contents.
Rodinson, M. 1973 Mohammed. Middlesex : Penguin.
Ruthven, M. with Nanji, A. 2004. Historical Atlas of the Islamic World. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
