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Fee
€
150 for the course. For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
money order only, made payable to Trinity
College no. 1 account. A concession rate is
available to second and third level students,
unemployed persons and those in receipt of a
social welfare pension.
Date
Teaching in Michaelmas term commences
during the week beginning 24 September 2012.
Please note this is a day-time course.
Duration
The course runs for a total of eleven weeks in
Michaelmas term.
Further information
Contact: Zuleika Rodgers, Department of Near
and Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 2229,
email:
Islam in Europe
This course will begin with a brief history of
Islam in Europe, and in particular the influence
of the Ottoman empire in Europe. It will then
focus on the modern era and debates
concerning Muslims living in Europe.
How to apply
Applications can be made in person on
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m
in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern
Studies, room 5037, level 5 of the Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2 or by post before
Friday, 11 January 2013.
Fee
€
150 for the course. For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
money order only, made payable to Trinity
College no. 1 account. A concession rate is
available to second and third level students,
unemployed persons and those in receipt of a
social welfare pension.
Date
Teaching in Hilary term commences during the
week beginning 14 January 2013. Please note
this is a day-time course.
Duration
The course runs for a total of eleven weeks in
Hilary term.
Further information
Contact: Zuleika Rodgers, Department of Near
and Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 2229,
email:
The Arabs in Antiquity
The history of Arab societies in antiquity
presents particular difficulties to the historian as
a result of the nature of the sources. The terms
‘Arab’ and ‘Arabia’ occur frequently in Assyrian,
neo-Babylonian, Persian and classical sources
but there is little agreement between these
sources as to what precisely is referred to by
the terms. The cities and tribes that are referred
to in inscriptions and ostraca are examined and
discussed. In addition, biblical references to
‘Arabs’ and ‘Arabia’ provide an important topic
for discussion. The wider social, economic and
political significance of Arab control of trade
routes and their monopoly of the spice trade is
explored. The Qederites (Nabateans) and the
Lihyanites provide case studies.