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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FDB 6234 ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AND MESOPOTAMIAN BELIEFS: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI ŞAH YASDIMAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To learn Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian beliefs and practices and to compare them with other religious traditions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn political religious climate of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia 2   Have an idea on religious beliefs and practices in this regions 3   Perceive meanings and functions of these beliefs 4   Can make comparison between these beliefs and semitic religions 5   Can make comparison between these beliefs and Eastern religions 6   Can notice our times parallels of these beliefs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction: literature and issues 2 Researches and approaches 3 Ancient Egypt 4 Beliefs in ancient Egypt 5 eligious Practices in Ancient Egypt 6 Egyptian Myths 7 Egyptian Book of Dead 8 Mid-term exam 9 Ancient Mesopotamia: Babylon and Assyria 10 Beliefs in Ancient Mesopotamia 11 Religious practices in Ancient Mesopotamia 12 Mesopotamian Myths 13 Gılgamesh 14 Relations between ancient Mesopotamian beliefs and other religions

Recomended or Required Reading

Mircea Eliade, Dinsel Inançlar ve Düşünceler Tarihi (I-III). Amelie Kuhrt, Eski Çağd a Yakındoğu. Noah Kramer, Tarih Sümer de Başlar. Bonnefoy, Antik Dünya ve Geleneksel Toplumlarda Dinler ve Mitolojiler V. Ferm (Ed.), Forgotten Religions. Kürşat Demirci, Eski Mezopotamya Dinlerine Giriş. John R. Hinnells, AHandbook of Ancient Religions.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, 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

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)

bekir.coban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thusday 14-16

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing presentations 1 15 15 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 186

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 5 4 4 5 5 LO.2 5 4 4 5 5 LO.3 5 4 4 5 5 LO.4 5 4 4 5 5 LO.5 5 4 4 5 5 LO.6 5 4 4 5 5