COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAMIC ARTS IN INDIA I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4143 ISLAMIC ARTS IN INDIA I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEYFULLAH PALALI

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

One of the developed areas of Islamic Art is Indian cultural region. A new and powerful branch of the Islamic art appeared in this region after Muslim Turks had directed to the Indian sub-continent. The main aim of this class is to examine outlined the birth of Indian Islamic Art and its first eras (Delhi Sultanate period 1192-1526) for close looking and knowing India and Indian Turkish-Islamic Art and cultural areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn the Indian sub-continent branch of Islamic Arts, related literature and terminology.
2   They understand the first period of Indian Islamic Arts until 1526 in the aspects of quality and quantity.
3   They have information about the attributions of Turkish dynasty into arts developments in the Delhi Sultanates
4   They can explain the powerful references and dynamics in the first period of Indian-Islamic arts in the aspect of historical-geographical interactions.
5   They understand this art and its place in the Islamic Arts in general and in the Turkish Islamic arts in specific.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Historical background
2 Basic terms and concepts related to Islamic Arts
3 The first Arabic conquered, Turks in India and the birth of Islamic Arts
4 Memluks dynasty: Kuwwet-ul Islam Mosque and Kutub Minar
5 Iltutmush tomb, Balaban tomb, and Sultan Ghari tomb
6 Khilji (Khalaji) dynasty: Ala-i Darvaza and Jamaathane mosque
7 Tughluq s dynasty: Tughluqabad and Ghiyasuddin Tughluk tomb
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Tughluk dynasty: Provincial traditions
10 The period of Sayyidi s: Mohammed Shah tomb
11 Lodi period: Bara Gumbad and mosque
12 Iskender Lodi tomb, Shish Gumbad and Darya Khan tomb
13 Pool structures (Baoli) and civil architecture
14 Ornaments in Delhi Sultanates: calligraphy and other ornamental motifs

Recomended or Required Reading

Y. Hikmet Bayur, Hindistan Tarihi C. I, Ankara, 1987 (Ikinci Baskı).
N.R. Farooqi, Delhi Sultanlığı , TDV Islam Ansiklopedisi, C. 9, s.130-132.
A.E. Beksaç, Hindistan (Hint-Islam Sanatı) TDV Islam Ansiklopedisi, C. 18, s.101-108.
C. Esad Arseven, Türk Sanatı, Istanbul, 1970.
Oktay Aslanapa, Türk Sanatı, Istanbul 1989.
Suut Kemal Yetkin, Islam Sanatı Tarihi, Ankara, 1954.
Suut Kemal Yetkin, Islam Mimarisi, Ankara, 1965.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Narration, lecturing, with the support of visual materials (pictures and videos).

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm performance of the students, homework and a final exam are evaluated based on their performance in the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

s.palali@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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