Syllabus
* Structure of Lessons:
1. Metahistorical tradition: O. Spengler - a critical introduction
2. Metahistorical tradition: A. Toynbee
3. Civilizations in French tradition: M. Mauss and E. Durkheim
4. Max Weber and civilization analysis I.
5. Max Weber and civilization analysis II.
6. Benjamin Nelson and civilization analysis.
7. Jaroslav Krejčí, the human condition, and Islam.
8. S. Eisenstadt, axial age and multiple modernities.
9. E. Gellner: Muslim societies.
10. S. P. Huntington: Civilization identities in the 21st century.
11. S. P. Huntington: Clash of civilizations?
12. Concluding remarks. * Required reading: - J. Arnason.
2003. Civilizations in Dispute. Leiden. - S. Eisenstadt.
2000. Multiple modernities. Daedalus. - S. P. Huntington.
1996. Clash of Civilizations. New York: Simon and Schuster.