COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6262 ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET CEM ŞAHIN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

In this course, evaluations are done on the anthropological approach to religion in the axis of historical and theoretical perspectives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the field of anthropology and its historical developments.
2   Interprets the anthropological approach to religion.
3   Evaluates the ways anthropology examines religious structures.
4   Understands the distinctions of anthropology's approach to religion from the theological perspective.
5   Discusses the concepts of "Anthropology of Islam" and "Islamic Anthropology".

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The field and historical development of anthropology
2 The field and historical development of anthropology
3 Anthropologically defining religion
4 Anthropologically defining religion
5 Anthropological theories explaining the origins of religion
6 Anthropological theories explaining the origins of religion
7 Psycho-social and cultural functions of religion
8 Anthropology and Islam
9 Anthropology and Islam
10 Anthropology and Islam
11 Methods and techniques used in the anthropology of religion
12 Methods and techniques used in the anthropology of religion
13 Contemporary approaches in the anthropology of religion
14 Contemporary approaches in the anthropology of religion

Recomended or Required Reading

ALDRIDGE, A. (2000). Religion In The Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction. Oxford. UK.: Blackwell Publishers.
ATAY, T. (2004). Din Hayattan Çıkar. Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları.
EMIROĞLU, K. ve AYDIN, S. (2003). Antropoloji Sözlüğü. Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları. ERIKSEN, T. H. (2009). Küçük Yerler, Büyük Meseleler: Sosyal ve Kültürel Antropoloji (çev: A. Erkan Koca). Ankara: Birleşik Yayınevi.
GLAZIER, S. D. (2005). Din Antropolojisi. Din Toplum ve Kültür. (Der. ve Çev: Ali Coşkun). Istanbul: Iz Yayınclık.
GÜVENÇ, B. (1996). Insan ve Kültür, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
HAVILAND, W. (2002). Kültürel Antropoloji. Istanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları.
JEEVES, M. (2010). Din Psikolojisi. (Çev: Ahmet Albayrak). Dinbilimleri Akademik Araştırma Dergisi. C.10, S: 2.
JONES, S. S. (2001). Durkheim Reconsidered. Oxford. UK.: Blackwell Publishers. KERNBERG, O. F. (2005). Dini Tecrübe Üzerine Psikanalitik Perspektifler . (Çev: Ali Ulvi Mehmedoğlu). AÜIFD. C.46, S:1.
KOTTAK, C. P. (2002). Antropoloji: Insan Çeşitliliğine Bir Bakış. Ankara: Ütopya Yayınları. MALINOWSKI, B. (2000). Büyü, Bilim ve Din. (çev: Saadet Özkal). Istanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları. MORRIS, B. (2004). Din Üzerine Antropolojik Incelemeler. (çev: Tayfun Atay). Ankara: Imge Kitabevi Yayınları.
ÖZBEK, M. (1997). Insanın Öyküsü , Bilim ve Ütopya. S: 40.
ÖZBEK, M. (2000). Dünden Bugüne Insan. Ankara: Imge Kitabevi Yayınları.
ÖZBUDUN, S. ve ŞAFAK, B. (2005). Antropoloji. Kuramlar/Kuramcılar. Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.
TEMREN, B. (1998). Din Antropolojisi Açısından Inanç ve Din Olgusuna Ilişkin Bir Değerlendirme . AÜDTCF Dergisi. C. 38, S:1-2.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving and Discussion Methods;
Brainstorming and Vision Development Techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetcem.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 165

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.154455
LO.254455
LO.354455
LO.454455
LO.554455

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