COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY SUFI MOVEMENTS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 5147 CONTEMPORARY SUFI MOVEMENTS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GÖKBULUT

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to review any significant changes in the relations between mysticism and community life from Tanzimat years to the present day and to put out problems of the miystical life in the recent past and present and to prepare the ground fort he development of solutions to these problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student becomes aware of discussions related to the religious and Sufic life in Tanzimat (reforms) and Meşrutiyet (constitutional government) years.
2   He konows point of view of various religious groups and intellectual environments to the Sufic life in the Tanzimat and Meşrutiyet years.
3   He learn legal changes and adjustments made about religious and mystical life when the transition to the republic period
4   He knows the positive and negative results caused in the historical process by these regulations
5   He recognizes certain Sufi groups that are active today. He estimates about the future of the Sufic life in our country.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The the years of Tanzimat and Meşrutiyet.
2 The religion and religious men in the years of Tanzimat and Meşrutiyet
3 Relationships of Islamists with Ittihad ve Terakki(Union and Progress)
4 Relationships of members of Sufism with Ittihad ve Terakki and Islamists
5 Activities for the reform of dervish lodges (tekke)
6 Activities for the reform of dervish lodges (tekke)
7 Mid-Term exam
8 Mid-Term exam
9 The Foundation of Meclis-i Meşâyih (Assembly of Sufi masters)
10 The Foundation of Meclis-i Meşâyih (Assembly of Sufi masters)
11 Magazines in the field of mysticism
12 Publications in the field of mysticism
13 Mevlevis and Jön Turks
14 Carriers of Sufi Tradition from Ottomans to the Republic

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
1- 20. Yüzyılda Din, Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatlar, (ed. Hasan Onat, Demokrasi Platformu Dergisi)
2- Ismail Kara, Islamcıların Siyasi Görüşleri, Istanbul 1994.
3- Mustafa Kara, Türk Tasavvuf Tarihi Araştırmaları, Istanbul 2005.
4- Mustafa Kara, Din, Hayat ve Sanat Açısından Tekkeler ve Zâviyeler, Istanbul 1990.
5- Mustafa Kara, Metinlerle Günümüz Tasavvuf Hareketleri, Istanbul 2002.
6- Ismail Kara, Cumhuriyet Türkiye'sinde Bir Mesele Olarak Islâm, Istanbul 2008.
7- Ismail Kara, Şeyh Efendi'nin Rüyasındaki Türkiye, Istanbul 1998.
8- A. Cahit Haksever, Mevlevîler ve Jön Türkler, H Yay.
9- Rüya Kılıç, Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e Sufi Geleneğin Taşıyıcıları, Dergâh Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, research, questions and answers.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students' achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, final exam and active participation to the lecture.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.gokbulut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00 -16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 179

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.14
LO.23
LO.33
LO.44
LO.52

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