MH5418 State and Society in the Pre-Modern Middle East

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr A D Stewart

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Module Staff

Prof A Peacock

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Module description

This module introduces postgraduate students to debates about development of states and societies in the pre-modern Middle East from Late Antiquity to the eve of the modern period. Topics covered include Byzantium, medieval Armennia, the Caliphate, the Seljuq Empire, the Fatimid dynasty, and the Ottomans and Safavid empires. The course examines the state formation in the Middle East and interaction between religion, politics and society in the region.

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar

Scheduled learning hours

22

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

278

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.