Knowledge of Iran and Afghanistan religions 3600-7-IR1-WRIA1
The main aim of the course is to familiarize students with the Iranian religions as well as philosophical and religious systems of Iran and Afghanistan. The lecture is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the ancient Iranian religions (e.g. Zurvanism, Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, Manichaeism). The second part of the lecture is devoted to religions of Islamic period (e.g. Sufism: Sufi brotherhoods in Iran and Afghanistan) and Iranian Shi'ism. The course covers, among others, the following topics: the roots of Shi'ism, the characteristics of Iranian Shi'ism (the idea of martyrdom and the role of imam).
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Term 2023Z:
The main aim of the course is to familiarize students with the Iranian religions as well as philosophical and religious systems of Iran and Afghanistan. The lecture is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the ancient Iranian religions (e.g. Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, Manichaeism). The second part of the lecture is devoted to religions of Islamic period (e.g. Sufism: Sufi brotherhoods in Iran and Afghanistan) and Iranian Shi'ism. The course covers, among others, the following topics: the roots of Shi'ism, the characteristics of Iranian Shi'ism (the idea of martyrdom and the role of imam). |
Term 2024Z:
The main aim of the course is to familiarize students with the Iranian religions as well as philosophical and religious systems of Iran and Afghanistan. The lecture is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the ancient Iranian religions (e.g. Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, Manichaeism). The second part of the lecture is devoted to religions of Islamic period (e.g. Sufism: Sufi brotherhoods in Iran and Afghanistan) and Iranian Shi'ism. The course covers, among others, the following topics: the roots of Shi'ism, the characteristics of Iranian Shi'ism (the idea of martyrdom and the role of imam). |
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Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- has detailed and organized knowledge of philosophy and religion of Iran;
- knows and understands basic philosophical trends and terms as well as the role of philosophical reflection in culture shaping processes ;
- can name and characterize basic cultural phenomena of Iran and Afghanistan;
Skills:
- can indicate sources of religion differences between Iran and Afghanistan;
- can use the basic terminology from the domain of philosophy and religion of Iran;
- can indicate most important intellectual problems, dilemmas, aesthetic preferences taking shape inside the culture of Iran and Afghanistan;
- can interpret key terms from a culture of Iran and Afghanistan through linguistic/philological analysis;
- has a skill in presenting detailed aspects within the scope of cultural issues of Iran in Polish and in Persian language taking into consideration the intellectual tradition of Iran
Social Competences:
- understands the need to learn all one’s life;
- sees the need of dialogue between cultures;
- has awareness of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world;
- is aware of significance the Iranian culture has for the culture of the world;
- acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural and linguistic heritage of Iran;
- perceives the positive socio-cultural values of Iran and Afghanistan and possibility to use them in own personal development and effective intercultural communication;
Assessment criteria
continuous assessment (current preparation for classes, preparation for discussions on the basis of source materials)
oral examination
attendence control (it is possible to have 2 unexcused per semester)
Bibliography
1. Henry Corbin, Historia filozofii muzułmańskiej, przekł. K. Pachniak, Warszawa 2010.
2. M. Składankowa, Mitologia Iranu, Warszawa 1989.
3. M. Boyce, Zaratusztrianie; wiara i życie, Łódź 1988.
4. S. Surdykowska, Idea szahadatu w kulturze Iranu, Warszawa 2006.
5. E. Wnuk- Lisowska, Islam. Między herezją a ortodoksją, WUJ, Kraków 2013.
6. Annemarie Schimmel, Mystical Dimension of Islam, The University of North Carolina Press (April 1, 1978)
7. Islamic Mysticism, by Reynold A. Nicholson, Aryan Books International (June 1, 2002)
8. Religion and politics in Iran: Shi’ism from quietism to revolution, ed. By Nikki R. Keddie, new Haven, London; Yale University Press, 1983
9. Jamal J. Elias, Sufism, "Iranian Studies", Vol. 31, No. 3/4,
10. The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 2, rozdział 14,16,18
11. P. Niechciał, Mniejszość zaratusztriańska we współczesnym Teheranie , Kraków 2013.
Lektury uzupełniające:
1. M. Składankowa, Kultura perska, Wrocław 1995.
2. M. Składankowa, Bohaterowie, bogowie, i demony dawnego Iranu, Warszawa 1983. 4. M. Składankowa, Mazdaizm w: Orient. Kolebka religii światowych, Warszawa 2000.
3. Maria Składanek, Zoroaster i magowie, Warszawa 1963.
4. CORBIN H., En Islam Iranien: aspects spirituels et philosophiques. Le Shi’ism duodécimain, t. 1, Saint-Amand 1991.
5. Nasr H.S., Idee i wartości islamu, Warszawa 1988.
6. Jolanta Sierakowska-Dyndo, Granice wyobraźni politycznej Afgańczyków, Warszawa 1998.
7. M. Zaborowska, Odczytywanie świata. Idea rozumu we współczesnej myśli perskiej, Warszawa 2011.
8. Wybrane artykuły z Encyclopaedia Iranica.
9. E. Wnuk- Lisowska, Islam. Między herezją a ortodoksją, WUJ, Kraków 2013.
10. Zalecane przez prowadzącego do każdego wykładu lektury. Lista lektur/ linki do lektur/PDF zamieszczone na platformie Classroom.
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Term 2023Z:
1. M. Składankowa, Bohaterowie, bogowie, i demony dawnego Iranu, Warszawa 1983. |
Term 2024Z:
1. Henry Corbin, Historia filozofii muzułmańskiej, przekł. K. Pachniak, Warszawa 2010. Lektury uzupełniające: |
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