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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İLA217B3.08Elective233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Understanding Islam's view of Art and Aesthetics and the concrete or abstract cultural and artistic heritage formed within the framework of this view.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Bayram ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1Students graduate well-equipped in the field of Islamic Art and Aesthetics.
2In addition to their identity as theologians, they acquire intellectual knowledge and manage to look at life and events from the perspective of art.
3They have the skills to connect the past and the future in understanding and giving meaning to life and can make much better analyzes of the present.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF AESTHETICS AND ART I. Aesthetics II. Beauty III. Some Thinkers' Conceptions of Aesthetics and Beauty IV. Art ISLAMIC ART AND AESTHETICS 1.1. Religion-Art Relationship 1.2. Islamic Aesthetics and Its Nature 1.3. Basic Characteristics of Islamic Aesthetics 1.3.1. Tawhid 1.3.2. Abstraction 1.3.3. Space QURAN AND AESTHETIC EVIDENCE 2.1. Teleological Evidence and Aesthetics 2.2. Concepts Related to Quranic Aesthetics 2.2.1. At least 2.2.2. Judge 2.2.3. Cemal 2.2.4. Husn QUALITATIVE DIMENSIONS OF AESTHETICS IN THE QURAN 3.1. Perfection Dimension 3.1.1. Perfection in the Universe 3.1.2. Perfection in Humanity 3.1.2.1. The Physical Perfection of Man 3.1.2.2. Spiritual Perfection of Man 3.2. Purposiveness Dimension 3.3. Harmony/Moderation Dimension
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1A General Evaluation of Islamic Art and Aesthetics.
2Concepts of Aesthetics and Beauty are detailed.
3Some Thinkers' Conceptions of Aesthetics and Beauty are Transferred.
4Islamic Art and Aesthetics Religion-Art Relationship
5Islamic Aesthetics and Its Nature Basic Characteristics of Islamic Aesthetics
6Tawhid belief in Islam and Reflections in the field of Art/Aesthetics
7Concepts of Abstraction and Emptiness in Islam
8Midterm exam
9Teleological Evidence and Aesthetics
10Concepts Related to Qur'anic Aesthetics / Hākīm-Bari
11Concepts Related to Qur'anic Aesthetics / Cemal
12Qualitative Dimensions of Aesthetics in the Quran Perfection Dimension
13Qualitative Dimensions of Aesthetics in the Quran Perfection in the Universe Perfection in Humanity
14Qualitative Dimensions of Aesthetics in the Quran The Physical Perfection of Man Spiritual Perfection of Man
15Purposiveness Dimension Harmony/Moderation Dimension
16final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Afşar, Timuçin, Estetik, (8th Edition), Bulut Publications, Istanbul 2008. …………..‘‘Quran and Aesthetics’’, AÜİFD, Vol:38, AÜ Printing House, (January, 1988), (52-90). Altıntaş, Ramazan, The Relationship between Tawhid and Aesthetics in Islamic Thought, Pınar Publications, Istanbul 2002. Arat, Necla, Ethical and Aesthetic Values, Say Publications, Istanbul 2006. Arseven, Celal Esad, "Art", Art Encyclopedia, Volume: 2, Ministry of National Education Publications, Istanbul 1983. Arslan, Ahmet, Introduction to Philosophy, (2nd Edition), Vadi Publications, Ankara 1996. Arvasî, Seyyid Ahmed, Our Dialectics and Aesthetics, Bilgeoğuz Publications, Istanbul 2009. ……………….. ‘‘The Aesthetic View of Islam’’, Kubbealtı Akademi Magazine, Issue: 4, October 1986, 9-24. …………….. “İlmü’l-Cemâl”, Diyanet Islam Encyclopedia, Volume: 22, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul 2000. …………….. Islamic Aesthetics and Human, Çağ Publications, Istanbul 1989. ……………. Islamic Aesthetics, Ağaç Publications, Istanbul 1992. Bozkurt, Nejat, Theories of Art and Aesthetics, Asa Publications, Istanbul 1992. Can, Yılmaz – GÜN, Recep, Turkish Islamic Arts and Aesthetics with Main Lines, (2nd Edition), Kayıhan Publications, Istanbul 2011. Çalışkan, Adem, "An Essay on Islamic Aesthetics", On Dokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Theology Journal, Issue: 10, March 1998, 331-342. Demir, Ekrem, Introduction to Aesthetics, Soru Publications, Istanbul 2003. Fındıkoğlu, Ziyaettin Fahri, Estetik, Author Publications, Ankara 2009. Geiger, Moritz, Aesthetic Understanding, (Trans.: Fatih Tepebaşlı), Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul 1985. Işık, Aydın, Religion and Aesthetics, Tibyan Publications, İzmir 2011. Jimenez, Marc, What is Aesthetics, (Trans.: Aytekin Karaçoban), (1st edition), Doruk Publications, Istanbul 2008. Kagan, Moissej, Aesthetics and Art as the Science of Beauty, (Trans.: Aziz Çalışlar), (1st edition), Altın Kitaplar Publications, Istanbul 1982. Koç, Turan, Islamic Aesthetics, (2nd Edition), ISAM Publications, Istanbul 2010. Leaman, Oliver, Introduction to Islamic Aesthetics, (Trans.: Nuh Yılmaz), (1st Edition), Mutluel, Osman, Quran and Aesthetics, Ötüken Publications, Istanbul 2010. Sülün, Murat, Quran Seal on a Work of Art, Bank Asya Culture Publications, Istanbul 2006. Şahin, Naim, “Ethics-Aesthetics Relationship in Ghazali”, Diyanet İlmi Magazine, 47(3), July-August-September, 2011, 93-114. Taşkent, Ayşe, Aesthetics in Fârâbî, Avicenna and Ibn Rushd, (Unpublished Doctoral Thesis), Marmara University Social Sciences Institute, Istanbul 2009. Toprak, Burhan, Religion and Art, (2nd Edition), Hece Publications, Ankara 2006. Townsend, Dabney, Introduction to Aesthetics, (Trans.: Sabri Büyükdüveci), Imagery Bookstore, Ankara 2002. Tunalı, İsmail, Estetik, (13th Edition), Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul 2011. ……………… Aesthetic Appreciation-On the Philosophy of Contemporary Art, (1st Edition), Remzi Bookstore, Istanbul 2010. ……………..Greek Aesthetics, (3rd edition), Istanbul University Literature Faculty Publications, Istanbul 1976. ………………Phraseology and General Linguistic Aesthetics (Benedetto Croce Introduction to Aesthetics), (2nd edition), Remzi Bookstore, Istanbul 1983. Turgay, Nurettin, “Aesthetics and Fine Arts According to the Quran”, Dicle University Faculty of Theology Journal, Volume: II, January 2000, 171-180. Turgut, İhsan, Philosophy of Art, University Bookstore, İzmir 1993. Yakıt, İsmail, “Aesthetics of Love in Mevlana”, Journal of Mevlana Studies, ………….. “Tulip Evidence: From Aesthetics to Ethics and Metaphysics”, Religious Sciences: Academic Research Journal, 9 (2), 2009, 23-36. Law, Text, "Evidence of Beauty and Its Philosophical Value", EKEV Academy Adult, Hülya, ABC of Aesthetics, Kabalcı Publications, Istanbul 1998. Yetkin, Suut Kemal, Estetik, (2nd Edition), State Printing House, Istanbul 1938. Yıldırım, Mustafa, Fundamentals of Islamic Art and Aesthetics, (1st Edition), Palet Publications, Konya 2011.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
No
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination13030
Final Examination16060
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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