| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | FS0401.20 | | Elective | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| When approaching religion from an anthropological point of view, it is necessary to focus on questions such as:
- What are the functions of religion in the life of society?
- How are religious activities organized within the society and how do they motivate people to develop common behaviors?
- What kind of effects or contributions do religious elements, symbols and practices have in maintaining social cohesion (a sense of “unity-togetherness”)?
- Conversely, what is the manipulative role, power or influence of religion in social divisions and conflicts?
- Who defines and represents religion in a socio-cultural system (authority and power issue), for/on behalf of and against whom is this definition and representation made (orthodoxy-heterodoxy issue)?
- How do people use religion outside and beyond the well-known ethical and cosmological issues such as good-evil, misfortune, life-death, world-afterlife, for example, for purposes such as status, power, conflict of interest? |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr.Öğrt. Ü Nuran KIZMAZ ÖZTÜRK |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Discussing the place of religion in a cultural context | | 2 | Familiarity with discussions about multiculturalism |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| The anthropology of religion course is a course designed for undergraduate students under the philosophy and religious sciences.
The course aims to learn basic subjects such as classical and contemporary theories of anthropology of religion, sub-titles and basic concepts of anthropology of religion, and to provide the student with theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge about these subjects. During the semester, students will be a part of the process by examining the lives and theories of the main theorists, gaining the perspective of sociological thinking, and reading articles on their basic ideas in the anthropology of religion. Thus, students will have the opportunity to lay solid academic foundations in the sociological and anthropological context. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| A sociological background will facilitate understanding of the issues. |
| Course Contents |
| In this context, the origins and evolution of religious thought and behavior, the psychological, cultural, social and ideological functions of religion, religion as a source of authority and power, politics-religion, gender-religion and nationality-religion relations and in premodern, modern and postmodern times and socialities. the place of religion are the main themes that are (can be) addressed in the anthropology of religion studies. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | subject and method of anthropology of religion | | | | 2 | history and place of anthropology of religion | | | | 3 | | | | | 4 | theories and schools of anthropology of religion | | | | 5 | | | | | 6 | culture and society | | | | 7 | exam | | | | 8 | religion and culture | | | | 9 | multiculturalism and pluralism | | | | 10 | religions and intercultural relations | | | | 11 | globalization | | | | 12 | generation classifications | | | | 13 | symbolic expression in islam | | | | 14 | exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1.DİN VE KÜLTÜR, Ejder Okumuş , Maarif Mektepleri
2. KÜLTÜR VE DİN, Mehmet Ali Kirman-Abdullah Özbolat, Karahan Yayınları
3. MÜSLÜMAN TOPLUM, Ernest Gellner, Kabalcı Yayınları
4. GERÇEĞİN ARDINDAN, Clifford Geertz, Dipnot Yayınları
5. KÜLTÜR DEĞİŞMELERİ, Mümtaz Turhan, Altınordu Yayınları
6. Din hayattan çıkar, Tayfun atay, yayınları |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | none |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 60 | 60 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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