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The Persian literature and sufism

ННД. 12. 03.

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2024/2025

5 Semester

2

PLO 7. To understand the main problems of philology and approaches to their solution using appropriate methods and innovative approaches. PLO 8. To know and understand the language system, the general properties of literature as an art of speech, the history of the Persian language and literature, and to be able to apply this knowledge in professional activities. PLO 13. To analyze and interpret works of Ukrainian and Persian fiction and oral folk art, determine their specificity and place in the literary process of Iran and Ukraine. PLO 15. To carry out linguistic, literary and special philological analysis of texts of various styles and genres. PLO 16. To know and understand the basic concepts, theories and concepts of the chosen philological specialization, to be able to apply it. PLO 19. Possess the skills to participate in academic and applied research in the field of philology.

Full-time form

1) Successful completion of the specialist modules ‘Linguistic and Cultural Studies of Iran’, ‘Oral and Ancient Literature of Iran’, ‘Medieval Persian Literature’ and ‘Fundamentals of Literary Studies (with a regional focus)’; 2) Proficiency in the literary analysis of religious and philosophical texts in Persian.

The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the fundamentals of Sufi philosophy in relation to the development of medieval literature within the Persian-speaking world; and to analyse the works of leading Sufi poets through the study of literary texts. The course ‘Persian-Language Literature and Sufism’ involves a detailed study of Persian Sufi poetry from its very beginnings and heyday in the classical period of the 10th–15th centuries; an introduction to Sufi doctrine and the genre system of Persian Sufi poetry; an examination of the influence of Persian Sufi poetry on the literatures of the Islamic East. The course comprises two main sections. The first is devoted to the study of the origins and development of Sufi poetry in medieval Iran, and the works of leading Sufi poets of the 11th–13th centuries. The second focuses on the specific development of Persian-language Sufi poetry in Iran and its influence on the literatures of the Islamic East. The course forms part of the comprehensive discipline ‘History of Persian Literature’. Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminars, and includes independent study. The course concludes with a written assessment.

Main: 1. Brown J. Dervishes or Oriental Spiritualism. L.: Adamant Media Corporation, 2005. 2. Harmless W. Mystics. L: Oxford University Press, 2008. 3. Landowski Z. Sufism. Warszawa. 2010. 4. Sedaghat A. Translating Rumi into the West: A Linguistic Conundrum and Beyond. Routledge, 2024. 330 p. 5. Utas B. A Persian Sufi Poem. Vocabulary and Terminology: Concordance, frequency word-list, statistical survey, Arabic loan-words and Sufi-religious terminology in Ṭarīq-ut-taḥqīq (A.H. 744). Routledge, 2019. 280 p. 6. Schimmel A. The Triumphal Sun. A Study of the Works of Jalāloddin Rumi. SUNY Press, July 1993. 536 p. URL: https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Triumphal-Sun Additional: 1. Afshari S. Religion, Media and Conversion in Iran: Mediated Christianity in an Islamic Context. Routledge, 2024. 218 p.

Lectures, seminars, independent study.

Assessment is carried out in accordance with the ECTS system and is based on a two-tier approach: theoretical knowledge (40%) and practical skills (60%). Assessment methods and mark allocation: Oral responses and discussions: up to 20 marks per semester. Written and multiple-choice assignments: up to 20 marks. Research assignments (essays/presentations): up to 20 marks. Module tests: two tests, totalling up to 20 marks. Final exam: up to 20 marks. Assessment criteria (scale) 5 marks (oral response) / 10 marks (tests/essay): complete mastery of the material, independent judgement, use of additional literature. 3–4 marks (oral) / 6–9 marks (tests/essay): sufficient level of knowledge, but with possible inaccuracies or lack of argumentation. 1–2 marks (oral) / up to 5 marks (tests/essay): fragmentary knowledge, lack of independent thinking, significant errors. Final assessment — pass/fail. To pass, a minimum of 60 marks must be achieved over the semester.

Ukrainian, Persian