| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to the History of Religions | FDB 563 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion, Presentation, Problem Solving, Seminar, Homework. |
| Course Coordinator |
Assist. Prof. Dr. BİLAL TOPRAK |
| Instructors |
BİLAL TOPRAK |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To inform the student about the environment that prepared the emergence of the history of religions as a science, the differences that distinguish it from other disciplines, and the great religious traditions in the world. |
| Course Content | religious studies before the nineteenth century; the emergence of the history of religions as an independent research field; Theoretical developments in research on the history of religions and the effects of changes in the perception of science on them and religions in the world today. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Gaining the ability to collect data, literature review and analysis that will create scientific knowledge in the field of history. - Gaining the ability to contribute in at least one area in the theoretical, methodological and practical context of scientific studies. - It deals with the nature of the beliefs that have taken place in the history of humanity and their relations with each other. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The Problematic Value of the History of Religions | |
| 2. Week | Concept Analysis: Religion, Sacred, Unholy, Image, Symbol, Space/Temple, Time, Cosmos | |
| 3. Week | The Problematic History of the History of Religions-Issues | |
| 4. Week | Historical Course of the Methodology of the History of Religions | |
| 5. Week | Theories on the Origin of Religion | |
| 6. Week | Historical Course of Methodology in the History of Religions-II Modern and Post-Modern Processes | |
| 7. Week | Mid-term | |
| 8. Week | Phenomenology and History of Religions | |
| 9. Week | Comparative History of Religions | |
| 10. Week | Religious Pluralism and Truth Discourse | |
| 11. Week | Reading religion through material culture I: Stone, Incense and Drum | |
| 12. Week | Reading religion through material culture II: Cross, Bread and Spirit | |
| 13. Week | History of Religions in Turkey from the Ottomans to the Present | |
| 14. Week | Trends and General Evaluation in the History of Religions in Today's Turkey |
| Bilal Toprak, Din Arkeolojisi ve Göbekli Tepe, MilelNihal Yayınları, 2020. Cengiz Batuk, Türkiye’de Dinler Tari Edward Evans-Pritchard, İlkellerde Din, çev. Hüsen Portakal, Öteki Yay., Ankara, 1999. Eric Sharpe, Dinler Tarihi: Tarihsel Bir Anlatı, çev. Fuat Aydın, Sakarya Üniv. Kültür yay., 2013. Fuat Aydın (ed.), Dinler Tarihinde Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar -1945’ten günümüze-, Ankara: Eskiyeni, 2017. James L. Cox, Kutsal’ı İfade Etmek: Din Fenomenolojisine Giriş, çev. Fuat Aydın, İstanbul: İz, 2004. Joachim Wach, Dinler Tarihi, çev. Fuat Aydın, Ataç Yayınları, 2004. Kürşat Demirci, Dinler Tarihinin Meseleleri, İstanbul: İnsan, 1997. Mehmet Aydın (ed.), Dinler Tarihinde Metodoloji Denemeleri, Konya: Din Bilimleri, 2003. Mircea Eliade, Arayış: Tarih ve Dinde Anlam, çev. Cem Soydemir, Doğu Batı Yayınları, Yayınları, 2017. Mircea Eliade, Dinler Tarihine Giriş, İstanbul: Kabalcı, 2003.Bilal Toprak, Din Arkeolojisi ve Göbekli Tepe, MilelNihal Yayınları, 2020. Cengiz Batuk, Türkiye’de Dinler Tarihi Çalışmalarının Tarihsel Seyri, Din Bilimleri Akademik Araştırma Dergisi, 2009, 9/11, 71-97. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | Measurement Method |
|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Practice | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload | 142 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6.0 | ||
