MI week 8

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Tuesday (8a)

Language performance and Shia Islam

Due today

All read:

Browse: the Niamatullahi sufi order website: http://nimatullahi.org/ This Shia Sufi order was widespread among Iranian elites before the revolution in 1979. Today centers exist outside Iran throughout the world.


Watch these film segments (if you have time watch the entire film - http://digital.films.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=8750&xtid=37298 )


Locate one youtube (or other online media) video relevant to Islamic language performance in Shia Islam.

Locate one contemporary news item about Sufism or Ashura in Iran to share with the class, such as the following:


Write: One page: what are the differences between Sunni and Shia branches of Islam? What are the various Shia branches and how do they differ from each other? In what countries are they found? Why do you think certain Shia and Sunni groups are in conflict today? What are some of the genres of language performance — connected with Sufi groups or particular festivals — that are distinctive to Shia Islam? What roles might they play in sustaining or ameliorating conflict? What sort of language performance did you locate on youtube? What contemporary news? (Include links to the youtube video and popular news item you found). Submit under 8a.

Class

  • Islamicate and Sufi musics, continued.
  • Shia practices. Film, "Mystic Iran".


Thursday (7b)

Ashura'

Due today

Class

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