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Information
| Code | FDB790 |
| Name | An Introduction to the Phemomenology of Religion |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
The existence of many religions in a pluralistic world is a fact. Through the phenomenology of religion, an effort is made to understand the essence of religions.
Course Content
Religion is a human phenomenon. The religion-human relationship is a complex one. Therefore, a method is needed to understand this relationship. This method is the phenomenology of religion.
Course Precondition
Before starting the phenomenology of religion, it is essential to have sufficient knowledge in the History of Religions.
Resources
Mircea Eliade, Introduction to the History of Religions. Abdurrahman Küçük-Günay Tümer, History of Religions. James L. Cox, Expressing the Sacred. Edmund Husserl, Five Lectures on Phenomenology.
Notes
Mustafa Alici, The Road to the Sacred: A Methodological Approach in the History of Religions. Mustafa Ünal, Investigation of Folk Religion Data by Phenomenological Method.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | They will be able to comprehend and make sense of the general nature and characteristics of religious phenomena. |
| LO02 | They will gain the ability to understand and explain the common aspects of different religious symbols. |
| LO03 | Through phenomenology, religion will work for a more tolerant world, concentrating on similarities rather than differences. |
| LO04 | Through the phenomenology of religion, answers to current religious questions and problems will be sought. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students learn essential knowledge and approaches in the field. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have extensive knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students perform original researches on the field. | 2 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain sufficient knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | 2 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can do original research in the field. | 2 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines a topic from the proposals and develops a report on this issue. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Discusses and presents the research report. | |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use individual and team work skills in national and international projects | 3 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognize the basic sources of the field to use in scientific studies. | 3 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Effective use of a foreign language to follow international literature in the field | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using higher order thinking skills (critical thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, decision making, reflection) | 3 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can conduct their work independently and as a member of a team. | |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using scientific research skills in their work | 2 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Follow ethical rules | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The emergence of phenomenology | What is Philosophical Phenomenology? | |
| 2 | Din Fenomenolojisi Nedir? | What is religion? | |
| 3 | Pioneers of phenomenology | Who is Edmund Husserl? | |
| 4 | The relationship between philosophical phenomenology and phenomenology of religion | Similarities and differences | |
| 5 | Methods of the phenomenology of religion | Methods of the History of Religions | |
| 6 | Bracketing method | Epoche | |
| 7 | Understanding the essence | Intentionality | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Phenomenology of religion and modern life | Can the phenomenology of religion be a bridge between cultures? | |
| 10 | The relationship between the History of Religions and the phenomenology of religion | History of religions before phenomenology of religion | |
| 11 | Criticisms of the phenomenology of religion | Reading text | |
| 12 | Religious phenomenology studies in Turkey | Reading text | |
| 13 | Phenomenology of religion and its value in daily life | The future of the phenomenology of religion | |
| 14 | Sacred times and places | What is sacred? | |
| 15 | Meaning of religious symbols | Holy figures | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||