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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FD129Dinler Tarihine GirişElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To make the student familiar with the history of religion studies in the Muslim world and in the West; To enable them to comprehend the basic beliefs and practices of religions.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hatice KELEŞ
Learning Outcomes
1Student; defines the concepts of religion, history and history of religions;
2Evaluates the studies of History of Religions in Islam and the West with its main lines.
3Understands the place and importance of religion in human history;
4Understands the right to the source of religion
5Learns primitive beliefs
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
To make the student familiar with the history of religion studies in the Muslim world and in the West; To enable them to comprehend the basic beliefs and practices of religions.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1meaning of religionnonenone
2Learns the source of the first religionnonenone
3The first emergence of belief in Godnonenone
4Morphology of the Sacred is learnednonenone
5Sky Gods, Celestial symbols and rituals are learnednonenone
6The Sun and Sun Worship are learnednonenone
7The Moon and its Mystery are comprehendednonenone
8Midtermnonenone
9Waters and Symbols of Waters are learnednonenone
10Sacred Stones; Epiphanies, Signs and images are comprehendednonenone
11Soil, Women and Fertility are learnednonenone
12Plants; Rituals and symbols of renewal are learnednonenone
13Agriculture and Fertility Worship are learnednonenone
14Sacred places are comprehendednonenone
15Sacred Times and the Myth of Eternal Renewal are learnednonenone
16Finalnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
Abdurrahman Küçük, Günay Tümer, M. Alparslan Küçük, Dinler Tarihi, Ankara: Berikan Yayınevi, 2009; Diğer Kaynaklar: Ekrem Sarıkçıoğlu, Başlangıçtan Günümüze Dinler Tarihi, Isparta: Fakülte Kitabevi, 2002; Şinasi Gündüz (ed.), Yaşayan Dünya Dinleri, Ankara: Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı Yayınları, 2007. Kur'an-ı Kerim. Kitab-ı Mukaddes. Ezra Pound, Konfüçyüs (çev. Ahmet Yücel) Lao Tse, Tao Te Ching: Yol ve Erdem Kitabı (çev. Ömer Tulgan) Bhagavat Gita: Hinduların Kutsal Kitabı (çev. Korhan Kaya). Buddhistlerin Kutsal Kitapları (çev. Korhan Kaya)
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 Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Project Preparation339
Project Presentation326
Writing Paper3412
Criticising Paper6318
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination7321
Individual Study for Final Examination14456
Homework7321
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)188
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High