Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF TURKS	Second cycle	FDB708		7	5.00	5.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	-
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Professor Harun GÜNGÖR
Lecturer(s)	Professor Harun GÜNGÖR
Teaching assitant(s)	Research Assistant Bekir KÖYLÜ
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	The aim of the course is to give information about religious history of Turkish, to teach similar, common and different aspects of ancient Turkish religions and introduce them comparatively with regard to beliefs and rituals. Additionally, it is aimed to inform the students about the studies carried out in the world of Islam and Turkey and introduce living folk beliefs of today.
Course description	The student acquires the skill to use the concepts of ancient Turkish beliefs properly. S/he develops efficient study methods by being aware of field study problems. S/he understands the connection between ancient Turkish beliefs and Islam. S/he has the knowledge about Shamanism and determines the source of today’s folk beliefs.

Course contents

1	Views about the name of Ancient Turkish Religion
2	Certain stages of religious history of Turkish
3	Contact with universal religions and their expansion among Turkish
4	Is Shamanism a religion?
5	The reasons why Turkish have chosen Islam
6	Traditional Turkish religion concept
7	Monotheism
8	Ancestors Cult
9	Beliefs about natural powers
10	Discussions about traditional Turkish religion and concept of folk belief
11	Concept of folk belief and folk religiousness
12	The reasons why folk beliefs emerged
13	Central Asia-Anatolia comparative folk beliefs
14	Today’s common folk beliefs about birth, marriage and death
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	The students understands the connection of ancient Turkish religions with Shamanism
2	S/he perceives the historical background of Turkish culture
3	S/he determines the similar, common and different aspects of traditional Turkish religion and Islam
4	S/he learns the belief principals and rituals of traditional Turkish religion
5	S/he perceives the fact that societies do not lack of belief though they do not take formal religion education
6	S/he perceives the differences between divine and human religions
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	10	2	20
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	4	2	8
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	5	2	10
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			70
ECTS			3.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Başlangıçlarından Günümüze Türklerin Dini Tarihi, Harun Güngör-Ünver Günay, Rağbet Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.
Additional references	Türk Din Etnolojisi, Harun Güngör, IQ Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012; Sami Dinlerde Tanrı Fenomenolojisi, Mustafa Ünal, Kayseri, 2005. ; Türk Mitolojisi I-II, Bahaeddin Ögel, TTK Yayınları, Ankara, 1995.

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