Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FDB 5204	FOLK BELIEFS: CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS OF OLD TURKIC AND ANATOLIAN BELIEFS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI ŞAH YASDIMAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To learn Turkish pre-Islamic religions and their impacts on Islamic period in respect of beliefs and practices

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	the student know pre-lslamic beliefs of the Turks
2	will be understand features of Traditional Turkish Religion
3	can separate resemblance and differences between traditional Turkish beliefs and Islam
4	can evaluate impacts of traditional Turkish beliefs on folk beliefs and practices in their understanding of Islam
5	can analyze the root of current folk beliefs in the pre-Islamic Turkish traditions.
6	can make comments on current religious issues using Turkish religious history.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction: issues and literature
2	Researches on Turkish pre-Islamic religions
3	Traditional Turkish Religion
4	Turks and the Chinese religions
5	Turks and the Iranian religions
6	Turks and the Indian religions
7	Judaism and Christianity among the Turks
8	Mid-term exam
9	Islam and the Turks
10	Factors in Islamization of the Turks
11	Traditional Turkish Religion and Islam
12	Pre-Islamic Turkish beliefs and Alawe- Baktashi tradition
13	Impacts of Pre-Islamic beliefs on Turkish folk beliefs
14	Debate: conclusions and comments

Recomended or Required Reading

Ünver GÜNAY, Harun GÜNGÖR, Türk Din Tarihi, Kayseri, 1998.
Bahaeddin ÖGEL, Türk Mitolojisi I, II, Istanbul, 1997.
Baheddin ÖGEL, Türk Kültürünün Gelişme Çağları, I, II, Istanbul, 1997.
Jean-Paul ROUX, Türklerin ve Moğolların Eski Dini, Istanbul, 2002.
Fuat KÖPRÜLÜ, Türk Tarih-i Dinisi, Ankara, 2005.
Harun GÜNGÖR, "Geleneksel Türk Dininde Din Anlayışı", Dinler Tarihi Araştırmaları II, Ankara, 2000.
Durmuş Arık, "Türkiye'de Geleneksel Türk Dini Konusunda Yapılmış Araştırmalar", Dinler Tarihi Araştırmaları VII.
Selim EREN, "Türklerin Farklı Din Anlayışına Sahip Olmalarının Tarihsel ve Sosyolojik Arkaplanı", Uluslararası Bektaşilik ve Alevilik Sempozyumu, Isparta, 2005.
Mustafa ERDEM, "Geleneksel Türk Dini ve Islam", Dini Araştırmalar, Eylül-Aralık 1998.
Hüseyin ALGÜL, "Islam Dininin Türkler Arasında Yayılmasında Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Örneği", Uluslararası Türk Dünyasının Islamiyete Katkıları Sempozyumu, Isparta, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discourse, research homework.

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

The success of attendant will be determined according to the examinations and lecture performances.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bekir.coban@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	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	5	65
Preparing presentations	1	7	7
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.6	PO.7	PO.10
LO.1	3	3	4	5	5
LO.2	3	3	4	5	5
LO.3	3	3	4	5	5
LO.4	3	3	4	5	5
LO.5	3	3	4	5	5
LO.6	3	3	4	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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