Japanese

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC244205	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	イスラーム史研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	イスラームシケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	History of Islamicate World
Instructor	TOKUNAGA YOSHIAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	トクナガ　ヨシアキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Fri1-4：EDU L102
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
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Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords	Islam, Early Modern State, Global History, Gender History, Modernization
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course aims to deepen participants’ understanding of foreign history and civics in relation to the high school Geography and History curriculum (history). It focuses on the premodern history of the Middle East, particularly the early modern period, including Islamic law and related intellectual traditions. As a final report, participants read selected historical materials and analyze them based on the course content, incorporating additional information from their own research.
Class Schedule	lesson 1: Guidance (Aims of the lecture, How it will proceed) lesson 2: Early History of the Islamicate World lesson 3: Islamic Empires and the Western Islamicate World lesson 4: The Mongol Empires and the Timurid Empire lesson 5: The Development of Islamic Law and Sufism lesson 6: Early Modern Islamic States I: The Mughal Empire and Indo-Islamic Culture lesson 7: Early Modern Islamic States II: Shiʿi Developments and the Safavid Empire lesson 8: Early Modern Islamic States III: The Ottoman Empire and Its Religious and Ethnic Diversity lesson 9: Global History Perspectives and the Maritime World of the Indian Ocean lesson 10: The Development of the Central Eurasian World lesson 11: Early Modern Islamic States IV: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries lesson 12: “Western Impact” and Modernization lesson 13: Gender Studies Perspectives on Early Modern and Modern History lesson 14: Prospects and Challenges in the Historical Study of the Islamicate World lesson 15: Conclusion Participants are required to submit a final report in order to receive course credit.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	None. The lecturer distributes handouts every lesson. Participants are required to consult the following references for both preparation and review of each lesson. Otsuka, Kazuo et al., eds. Iwanami Islam Jiten [The Iwanami Dictionary of Islam]. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2002. Esposito, John, ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	lesson1：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson2：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson3：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson4：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson5：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson6：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson7：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson8：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson9：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson10：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson11：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson12：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson13：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson14：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson15：Participants are encouraged to consult the references mentioned above to check terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
Requirements
Grading Method	Participants will be evaluated based on reaction papers submitted at the end of each class session (35%) and a final report (65%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	This course welcomes participants who are interested in the society, religion, and geography of the Middle East and the Islamicate world, as well as in foreign history.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.