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| Unit | FACULTY OF THEOLOGY |
| THEOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | IHS437 |
| Name | Comparative Folks Beliefs |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. AHMET MÜNİR YILDIRIM |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. AHMET MÜNİR YILDIRIM
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Aim of this course is to analyse Turkish Folk Beliefs and Culture examine Folk beliefs in Turkish Society. Aim of this course is also to compare Ancient Turkish Beliefs and Contemporary Folk Beliefs and to reveal traces of Ancient Turkish Beliefs in Islam.
Course Content
This lesson includes revealing of folk beliefs in Turkish society and comparing the pre-Islamic Turkish Beliefs and Islam. This lesson also contains motifs of contemporary folk beliefs of which source is Ancient Turkish Religion
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Student recognize Turkish Folk Beliefs. |
| LO02 | They make an anology between Ancient Turkish Beliefs and Islam. |
| LO03 | They separate the Ancient Turkish Beliefs from the living folk beliefs in İslam culture. |
| LO04 | They learn local beliefs living in different parts of Turkish society. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Describes the main concepts, sources, principles, values, and philosophy of the Religion of Islam. | |
| PLO02 | - | Explains the effects of the phenomenon of religion on the forming of structure, changing, and progression of the society and human being. | |
| PLO03 | - | Explains the processes of the forming and developing of Islamic history and civilization. | |
| PLO04 | - | Describes socio-cultural, religious, political, and economic structures of the Islamic societies. | |
| PLO05 | - | Reads, explains, and interprets the main religious texts. | |
| PLO06 | - | Reaches the true religious knowledge by using scientific methods and techniques, and evaluates and uses that knowledge. | |
| PLO07 | - | Determines the main religious problems and produces some solutions according to modern needs. | |
| PLO08 | - | Acquires knowledge and skills in the fields of Islamic history, culture, art, and literature. | |
| PLO09 | - | Conveys the accumulations acquired to the religious field. | |
| PLO10 | - | Classifies and examines the accumulation of knowledge and historical experience acquired in the history of Islamic sciences. | |
| PLO11 | - | Supports attitudes and acts fitted to the unifying, integrating and reconciling role of religious values in society. | |
| PLO12 | - | Expresses truly Islam in terms of belief, worship, moral and acts and procedures. | |
| PLO13 | - | Realizes that religion, science, art, philosophy, and moral are mutually complementary elements and that they must be considered as a whole. | |
| PLO14 | - | Respects the beliefs and the values attributed holiness, and supports the culture of coexisting. | |
| PLO15 | - | Improves professional development, as well as interest in accordance with the capabilities of scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields constantly itself by identifying learning needs. | |
| PLO16 | - | Works in the fields of practical religious services, religious education and teaching. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Introduction to the Folk Cults | A.Hikmet Eroğlu, Türkiyede Halk İnanışları Araştırmaları, s. 433-440.A.Hikmet Eroğlu, Türkiyede Halk İnanışları Araştırmaları, s. 433-440. | |
| 2 | An Introduction to the Turkic Folk Cults | ||
| 3 | Preislamic Turkic Religions I | ||
| 4 | Preislamic Turkic Religions II | ||
| 5 | Mountains Cult I | ||
| 6 | Mountains Cult II | ||
| 7 | Stone Cult | ||
| 8 | Exam | ||
| 9 | Trees Cult | Münir Yıldırım, Türk Dini Tarihi Araştırmalarında Fenomenolojik Metod-Hikmet Tanyu Örneği, s. 63-71. | |
| 10 | Water and River Cults | ||
| 11 | Jungel Cults | ||
| 12 | Fires Cult I | ||
| 13 | Fires Cult II | ||
| 14 | Weather Cults I | ||
| 15 | Weather Cults II | ||
| 16 | Final | ||
| 17 | Final |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Homework | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |