(in Polish) Idee polityczne w Iranie od starozytności do czasów obecnych. Wybrane zagadnienie 3600-IR-IPIWZ-OW
FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT: The lecture has as its main objective to make students familiar with the legacy of ancient and modern Iran in the area of political thought and implementation of the previously developed ideas. It will cover the concise course of political thought from the very beginning of the Iranian civilization and early states, including the Achaemenian Empire, and then the Alexadrian and post-Alexandrian, Hellenistic, Parthian and Sassanian periods. The subject will be presented in terms of the continuous interaction between Iran and the West i.e. Greece, Rome, and then Byzantium. The Islamic era witnesses the abundance of new political concepts which drew upon both ideas emerging from the new religion and the extant traditions of ancient Iran. Some main ideas of the philosophical thought of the period will also be discussed. After 1501, when the Shi’a Islam became Safavid Iran’s official religion, new developments in the field of political thought and practice took place. The Qajar period throughout the 19th century and then the Condtitutional Revolution at the turn of the 19th century added another new values to the political ideas in Iran, this time inspired by the Western concepts. It is still exerting its influence in these very days. The Pahlavi period marked new challenges and arguments over the Shah’s prerogatives versus Government and Parliament. Idea of quick modernization and forced secularization of the country. With the Islamic Revolution of 1979 the newest chapter in the history of political thought and practice in Iran has been opened.
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Learning outcomes
LEARNING OUTCOMES. Following completion of this course students should have acquired the following knowledge, skills and competence:
KNOWLEDGE:
has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the cultures of the Orient (within the scope of history and socio-political issues) in a comparative perspective [K_W02];
has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the culture of Iran (within the scope of history and socio-political issues) [K_W03];
knows and understands advanced analysis and interpretation methods of various products of Iranian culture, characteristic of chosen traditions, theories, research schools within the scope of philosophy and history [K_W06];
SKILLS:
can search for, analyze, evaluate and use information from different sources and can form critical judgement on its basis [K_U01];
can use the knowledge in the field of Oriental studies to expand knowledge of humanities [K_U04];
can detect relationship between the development of philosophical and religious ideas of Iran and social, cultural and economic processes [K_U07];
can analyze most important phenomena in the area of history and socio-political situation of Iran/Afghanistan [K_U11];
SOCIAL COMPETENCE:
understands the need to learn all one’s life [K_K01];
is open to new ideas and trends as well as cultural diversity [K_K05];
has awareness of the differences stemming from cultural, religious and philosophical variety and their influence on shaping social and political attitudes as well as economic processes [K_K06];
can see the need to enrich one’s own tradition by adding positive philosophical, social and cultural values of Iran, treats cultural synergy as an added value [K_K09].
Assessment criteria
ASSESMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA:
- continuous assessment;
- semestr paper (if needed);
- oral examination.
Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
J. Danecki, Polityczne funkcje Islamu, Warszawa 1991.
J. Danecki, Podstawowe wiadomości o islamie, Warszawa 2007.
Al-Farabi, Państwo doskonałe, Warszawa 1967.
Herodot, Dzieje, Warszawa (jakiekolwiek wydanie) – fragmenty dotyczące Iranu (państwa Persów).
H. Hosseini, Theocracy versus Constitutionalism: Is Velayat-e-Faghih Compatible with Democracy, Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis, Vol. 15, No 2, November 1999 (www.cira-jira.com/Vol%20%2015.2.8%20%20Hosseini%20November%201999.pdf).
Historia Iranu, Ossolineum, Wrocław 2010 (następujące rozdziały: Państwo Medów s. 60, Bilans panowania Achemenidów s. 119, Proirańska polityka Aleksandra s. 125, Bilans epoki Arsakidów s. 220, Władza królewska i administracja imperium s. 256, Bilans panowania Sasanidów s. 284, W[ływy irańskie na dworze Abbasydów s. 341, Polityczny renesans Iranu za Samanidów s. 364, Odrodzenie perskiej idei imperilnek, s. 394, Irański feudalizm s. 454, Państwo Sarbedarów. Rządy teokracji s. 533, Znaczenie Safawidów w historii Iranu s. 561, Charakterystyka ustroju państwa Safawidów s. 596, Charakterystyka epoki adżarskiej s. 701, Ideowe korzenie islamu politycznego w Iranie s. 871, Proklamacja Islamskiej Republiki Iranu. Nowa konstytucja s. 884, Polityka zagraniczna 899).
N. R. Keddie, Współczesny Iran. Źródła I konsekwencje rewolucji, Kraków 2007.
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