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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT3017: Anthropology of Islam
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The Idea of an Anthropology of Islam
- Ethnographic Approaches to the Study of Islam
- Islamic Origin Narratives
- The Hermeneutics of Suspicion
- Islam’s Role in the Origins of ‘Western’ Civilisation
- Islam, Space, and Locality
- Islamic Gender and Kinship
- Islamic Economics
- Islamic Modernity
- Islam, Secularism, and Post-Islamism
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 Activity | 11 | 11 x 1 Hour Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 11 | 11 x 1 Hour Seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 12 | Research Paper Proposal |
| Guided Independent Study | 56 | Weekly Reading for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Exam Preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Research Paper |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).