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Law and Religion (Religion and Society in Asia and Africa)

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Course ID:	3600-RA-LR-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Law and Religion (Religion and Society in Asia and Africa)
Name in Polish:	Law and Religion (Religion and Society in Asia and Africa)
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Oriental Studies
Course groups:	Courses in foreign languages General university courses General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	A survey of the main implications of law applied in particular regions of Asia and Africa resulting from religions practiced there with a focus on Buddhism and Islam. For example, the Muslim law shari'a, revealed law and jurisprudence i.e. fiqh as well as four main schools of Muslim law and their application in the classical period and today will be discussed. The impact of Buddhism on legal codes applied in the past will be shown in the examples of Tibet, Mongolia, and Japan. The influence of Confucius versus the Buddhist worldview on the attitude of society will be discussed in the example of China and other places.
Full description:	A survey of the main implications of law applied in particular regions of Asia and Africa resulting from religions practiced there with a focus on Buddhism and Islam. For example, the Muslim law shari'a, revealed law and jurisprudence i.e. fiqh as well as four main schools of Muslim law and their application in the classical period and today will be discussed. The impact of Buddhism on legal codes applied in the past will be shown in the examples of Tibet, Mongolia, and Japan. The influence of Confucius versus the Buddhist worldview on the attitude of society will be discussed in the example of China and other places.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours, 15 places more information
Coordinators:	Magdalena Szpindler
Group instructors:	Magdalena Szpindler
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2025-02-17 - 2025-06-08	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours, 15 places more information
Coordinators:	Agata Bareja-Starzyńska, Magdalena Szpindler
Group instructors:	Magdalena Szpindler
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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