Course: The Position of Islam in Secular and Canon Law

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Course title The Position of Islam in Secular and Canon Law
Course code KCP/KTPPI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Němec Damián, prof. dr
Course content
Main themes: the status of Islamic religious communities in the state, issues of places of cult, spiritual services, provision of halal food, marriage and family, education and burial grounds, public institutions - all with an emphasis on the legal situation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia together with necessary excursions to the Federal Republic of Germany and to Austria.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Deepened introduction to Islam especially in the European context from the point of view of secular and Christian society and their legal systems on Islam.
The student is able to deeper orientation on the position of Islam, especially in Euro-American space, based on more thorough knowledge and preventing easy falling into extreme attitudes.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites are required to study the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Seminar Work, Written exam

Completion of a written test or elaboration of a seminar paper and its reflection with the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. (2015). Muslims in Czechia. A Small, Widely Heterogeneous Minority. In: Europe and Islam. Olomouc: Refugium.
  • MENDEL, Miloš; OSTŘANSKÝ, Bronislav; RATAJ, Tomáš. (2007). Islám v srdci Evropy: vlivy islámské civilizace na dějiny a současnost českých zemí. Praha: Academia.
  • NĚMEC, Damián - HESOVÁ, Zora. (2021). Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe: Czech Republic. Leiden: Brill.
  • TOPINKA, Daniel (ed.). (2016). Muslimové v Česku. Etablování muslimů a islámu na veřejnosti. Brno: Barrister & Principal.
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. (2006). Český boj o mešity. Dingir, 1/2006, s. 19?21.


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