| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesopotamia Beliefs | FDB 571 | 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 | Learns the history of Mesopotamian religion. |
| Course Content | Mesopotamian Beliefs, history and texts. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Learns Mesopotamian beliefs. - Gains knowledge of Mesopotamian mythology. - Gains knowledge about Mesopotamian environmental religions. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to Mesopotamian Beliefs: Archeology, Religion and Basic Concepts | |
| 2. Week | Belief in the Neolithic Period: Göbekli Tepe | |
| 3. Week | Belief in the Neolithic Period: Çatalhöyük | |
| 4. Week | Ancient Mesopotamian History and Beliefs | |
| 5. Week | The Sumerians: Writing, Religion, and Thought | |
| 6. Week | Sumerian Mythology | |
| 7. Week | Akkadian and Assyrian Beliefs | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Babylon: History and Faith | |
| 10. Week | Babylon: Mythology and Cosmology | |
| 11. Week | Mythology and Faith in Phoenicia, Ugarit, and Tedmur | |
| 12. Week | Mesopotamian environmental beliefs: Egyptian and Hittite | |
| 13. Week | Harran and Urfa Paganism | |
| 14. Week | Reflections of Mesopotamian Religions to the Modern Period |
| Babil Yaratılış Destanı, çev. Selim f. Adalı, Ali T. Görgü, İstabul, İş Bankası Yayınları, 2015. Bilal Toprak, Din Arkeolojisi ve Göbekli Tepe, İstanbul, MilelNihal, 2020. E. B. Banning, So Fair a House: Göbekli Tepe and the Identification of Temples in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Near East, Current Anthropology, 52/ 5, 2011, ss. 619-660. Elif Fatma Salihoğlu ve Deniz Demirarslan, Hitit Uygarlığında Büyük Tapınak Mimarisi ve Etkileri, Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 11/3, ss. 1761-1779. Gılgamış Destanı, Sait Maden, İstabul, İş Bankası Yayınları, 2019. Gordon Childe, Kendini Yaratan İnsan, çev. Filiz Ofluoğlu, İstanbul, Varlık Yayınları, 2010. Hakan Olgun, Ugarit Metinleri Çerçevesinde Baal Tapıcılığı ve İsrailoğulları’na Etkisi, Milel ve Nihal Dergisi, 11/2, 2014, ss. 7-34. Hakan Olgun, Hz. Musa’nın Yüzleştiği Statüko: Kadim Mısır’ın Ma’at Doktrini, Milel ve Nihal Dergisi, 15/2, 2018, ss. 149-169. Hélène Sader, The History and Archaeology of Phoenicia, Atlanta, SBL Press, 2019. Henrietta McCal, Mezopotamya Mitleri, çev. Bircan Baykara, Ankara, Phoenix, 2017. Jean Bottero, Mezopotamya: Yazı, Akıl ve Tanrılar, çev. Mehmet Emin Özcan, Ayten Er, Ankara, Dost Kitabevi, 2012. Jean Bottero, Samuel Noah Kramer, Mezopotamya Mitolojisi, çev. Alp tümertekin, İstabul, İş Bankası Yayınları, 2017. |
| 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 | ||
