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The course offers students a foundational orientation in the history, religion, and culture of North Africa. It provides a survey of significant anthropological perspectives, drawing on the works of both Western and indigenous anthropologists, ethnographers, historians, and prominent travelers. Reflecting the lecturer’s research specialization, particular emphasis is placed in the concluding lectures on Sufi orders and therapeutic possession rituals in Morocco and Egypt. Students will engage with a diverse range of perspectives through a curated selection of films, fiction, scholarly literature, and even a graphic memoir (comics).
The course is primarily designed for Erasmus+ international students, though it remains open to other interested students, subject to capacity. Last update: Kabeš Štěpán, Mgr. (02.02.2026)
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On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Literature: (one of the bold ones is mandatory - agreed chapters - ca. 100 p. or more) Abun-Nasr Jamil M. 1987. A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Cesari Jocelyne. 2014. The Awakening of Muslim Democracy : Religion Modernity and the State. New York: Cambridge University Press. Crapanzano Vincent. 2010. Tuhami : Portrait of a Moroccan Pbk. ed. [Nachdr.] ed. Chicago Ill: University of Chicago Press. El Hamel Chouki. 2014. Black Morocco : A History of Slavery Race and Islam. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hafez Sherine and Susan Slyomovics. 2013. Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa : Into the New Millennium. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Ibrāhīm Ṣunʻ Allāh and Robyn Cresswell. 2013. That Smell and : Notes from Prison. New York: New Directions Pub. (fiction/memoirs) Leonard Douglas W. 2020. Anthropology Colonial Policy and the Decline of French Empire in Africa. London UK: Bloomsbury Academic. Lewis Bernard. 1993. The Arabs in History Sixth edition [New edition] ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Mazrui Ali AlʻAmin. 1977. The Warrior Tradition in Modern Africa. Leiden: Brill. Mernissi Fatima. 1987. Beyond the Veil : Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society Revised ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Mernissi Fatima. 1995. Dreams of Trespass : Tales of a Harem Girlhood. Cambridge Mass: Perseus Books. (fiction/memoirs) Naylor Phillip Chiviges. 2015. North Africa : A History from Antiquity to the Present (version Revised edition) Revised ed. Austin TX: University Of Texas Press. Sattouf Riad. 2016. The Arab of the Future : A Graphic Memoir. Volume 1 a Childhood in the Middle East 1978-1984. London: Two Roads. (comic book/memoirs) Shukrī Muḥammad and Paul Bowles. 1973. For Bread Alone. London: P. Owen. (fiction/memoirs) Films:
Berbers: Ancient Origins of North African Civilization The History of North Africa Explained (Morocco,Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria) The Life of Muhammad (2011) – 3 Vols. How Muhammad became prophet of Islam | Early Islamic History Spread of Islam (animated map) Muslim Schism: How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches History of Islam, Branches and Schools of Islam (animated map) The Islamic World: 1000 Years in 18 Minutes History Summarized: Medieval Spain & Al-Andalus Berber Empires: Zirids, Almoravids and Almohads History of Africa from the 16th to the 20th Century Map of the distribution of the predominant Islamic madhhab Why did the Fatimid Caliphate collapse? Why did the Ayyubid Empire Collapse? Rags to Riches — The Rise and Fall of Mamluk Egypt The History Of The Ottoman Empire The Greatest Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail The 1881 French Conquest of Tunisia How France And Spain Stole Morocco Islam in Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi North Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Slavery and Suffering - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Kongo and the Scramble for Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Resistance and Liberation - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Last update: Kabeš Štěpán, Mgr. (12.02.2026)
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Lecture 1 Introduction to the Course
Preparatory Self-Study (for Week 2) To facilitate a smoother start to the lectures, students are encouraged to gain a basic orientation in the following areas:
2. Historical and Geographical Grand Tour through Pre-modern North Africa
3. From Napoleon to WWII: The Colonial Era
7. The Old "Oriental" Masters: Medieval Travelers and Thinkers
Last update: Kabeš Štěpán, Mgr. (02.02.2026)
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