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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TİBD510Orientalism and Islamic LawElective126
Level of Course Unit
Third Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The general aim of this course; the orientalists' knowledge of their work on Islamic law and their ability to evaluate the information.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Yakup MAHMUTOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1Explains the studies of orientalists on Islamic Law.
2Explains orientalists' approaches to Islamic law.
3Compares the views of orientalists on Islamic law.
4Knows the studies of orientalists about the sources of Islamic Law.
5Examines the historical process in the West on the basis of Islamic law.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
The studies of orientalists such as Schacht and Coulson on Islamic law and their approaches to Islamic law are mentioned.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Schacht and Islamic Law
2General review of Schacht: The origin of Muhammadan law
3Schacht's understanding of hadith
4Reactions to Schacht's understanding of hadith
5General evaluation of Schacht: Introduction to Islamic law
6Noel J. Coulson
7Midterm
8Ignaz Goldziher
9George Makdisî
10Christopher Melchert
11Norman Calder
12Hallaq and his thoughts on ijtihad
13Colin Imber
14Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
A'zami, M. M. (1996). İslam Fıkhı ve Sünnet: Oryantalist J. Schacht'a eleştiri, trc. Ertürk, Mustafa, İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık. Bernand, M. (1970). l'Accord unanime de la communaute comme fondement des statuts legaux de l’Islam : d’apres Abu l’Husayn al-Basri, Paris : Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin. Calder, N. (1993). Studies in Early Muslim Jurisprudence, Oxford: The Clarendon Press. Coulson, N. J. (1971). Succession in the Muslim Family, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Coulson, N. J. (1978). History of Islamic law, Edinburgh : Edinburgh University. Köse, S. (Editör). (2004). Oryantalistler: İslam Hukuku Araştırmaları Dergisi, Sayı: 4. Makdisi, G. (2007). İslam’ın Klasik Çağında din Hukuk Eğitimi, trc. Başoğlu, Hasan Tuncay, İstanbul: Klasik. Melchert, C. (1997). The Formation of the Sunni Schools of Law 9th-10th Centuries C.E., Leiden : E. J. Brill. Motzki, H. (2002). The Origins of Islamic jurisprudence : Meccan Fiqh before the Classical Schools, translator, Katz, Marion H. Leiden : E.J. Brill. Schacht, J. (1949). "A Revaluation of Islamic Traditions", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Schacht, J. (1959). The Origins of Muhammedan Jurisprudence, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Schacht, J. (1982). An Introduction to Islamic Law, Oxford: University Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Individual Study for Mid term Examination89189
Individual Study for Final Examination89189
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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