Eleni Kondyli

Associate Professor

ekondyli[at]turkmas.uoa[dot]gr

3 hours per week

Course Objectives

This course examines specific topics related to both the written production of the Arabs and a certain cultural phenomenon. Preferably, the students who attend the course should have some knowledge of Islam and the Arab world and culture already. The content of the course is adapted to the interests, knowledge and interaction of the students.

Course Structure

Possible topics to be studied include: Quranic Arabic, Christian Arabic, Christian literature and translation into Arabic. Translations to Arabic of various works. Translations from Arabic to other languages. The issue of aniconism in Islam and the historical development of Islamic art. Inter-racial relationships and inter-religious dialogue. Tafsir, Islam and the Arabic literature. Relations of orality and written discourse. Sufism and literature. Interculturalism in the Mediterranean of the Middle Ages (…)

Assessment

Assignment focused on the topics of the course. Oral final examination.

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