COURSE UNIT TITLE

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 provide students to understand the mystical overview in the Hindu scriptures. And also to provide students to understand the mystical characters and their thoughts in the history of Hinduism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1) S. N. Dasgupta, Hindu Mysticism, Frederick Ungar Pub. Co., New York, 1959.
2) Steven T. Katz, Ed., Comparative Mysticism: An Anthology of Original Sources, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 2013.
3) Geoffrey Parrinder, Mysticism in the World s Religions, Sheldon Press, London 1976.
4) James H. Leuba, The Yoga System of Mental Concentration and Religious Mysticism , The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods, Vol. 16, No. 8. (Apr. 10, 1919), ss. 197-206.
5) R. C. Zaehner, Hindu and Muslim Mysticism, Oneworld, 1994.
6) Mahendranath Sircar, Hindu Mysticism, Cosmo Publications, New Delhi, 2003.
7) Sadhu Santideva, Encyclopaedia of Indian Mysticism: Hindu Mystics and Mysticism, Cosmo Publications, New Delhi, 1999.
8) M.N. Sircar, Hindu Mysticism: Philosophy & Religion, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2001.
9) Gautam Chatterjee, Sacred Hindu Symbols, Abhinav Pub., New Delhi, 2001.
10) Noel A. Boreham, Mysticism in the Indian Tradition, Sri Satguru Publications, New Delhi, 1989.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brain Storming , Testing, Homework

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hammet.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes