COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGION AND THOUGHTS IN OTTOMANS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 6159 RELIGION AND THOUGHTS IN OTTOMANS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GENÇ

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

To examine religion and thought in Ottoman Empire in the light of cultural, political and social circumstances and to learn the contribution of religious and thinking tradition to Ottoman cultural, political and social life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns religion-thinking-politics relation in Ottoman Empire
2   Learns the background of movements of religion and scholarship
3   Learns the contribution of movements of religion and scholarship to cultural,social and political life.
4   Learns the influence of movements of religion and scholarship on Islamic history and present day.
5   Gains the skills to know, use and criticize the sources related to Ottoman Empire

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cultural life in foundation of Ottoman Empire
2 Ottomans and Islam
3 Religious groups: a. Sayyid, Sharif and Amirs b.Shaykhs and Darwishes
4 Ottoman Sufism and Early Sufi groups: Abdalân Âhiyân
5 A Religious-Social Movement: Shaykh Badraddin and his supporters
6 Mevlevîlik, Halvetîlik, Nakşibendîlik, Bayramîlik, Kalenderîlik ve Bektâşîlik
7 Hurûfîler, Bayrâmî Melâmileri ve Gülşenîlik
8 Midterm exam
9 Main characteristics of Ottoman thought until XVI. Century and ahl-i Sunnah understanding is becoming stronger
10 Fatwas of Shaykh al-Islam s in XVI. Century
11 Kadızâdeliler ve Sivasîler
12 Christians and Athiest groups
13 Ottoman political and philosophical thought
14 Ottoman religious and sufi thought

Recomended or Required Reading

1. A. Adnan Adıvar, Osmanlı Türklerinde Ilim, Istanbul 1970.
2. Abdülbâki Gölpınarlı, Mevlânâ dan Sonra Mevlevilik, Istanbul 1953.
3. Abdülbâki Gölpınarlı, Melâmîlik ve Melâmîler, Istanbul.
4. Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Osmanlı da Din ve Düşünce, Osmanlı Medeniyeti Tarihi, I, ed: E. Ihsanoğlu, Istanbul: Zaman Yayınları 1999, ss: 109-194.
5. Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Osmanlı Imparatorluğunda Marjinal Sufîlik: Kalenderiler (XIV-XVII. Yüzyıllar), Ankara 1992.
6. Fuad Köprülü, Türk Edebiyatında Ilk Mutasavvıflar, Ankara 1976.
7. Fuat Bayramoğlu, Hacı Bayram-ı Velî, Yaşamı Soyu Vakfı, Ankara 1983.
8. Hüseyin Gâzi Yurdaydın, Islâm Tarihi Dersleri, Ankara 1971.
9. Mehmet Şeker, Anadolu da Birarada Yaşama Tecrübesi, Ankara: Diyanet Işleri Başkanlığı Yayınları, 2005.
10. Mehmet Şeker, Osmanlı Belgelerinde Ihtidâ Kavramı ve Mühtedîler, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, assignment and practice

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

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, assignment and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.genc@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 5 65
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 199

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.124
LO.2135
LO.32
LO.434
LO.552

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