| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masnavi Commentary | TİB657 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
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| Goals | To recognize Rumi, his life, works, Sufism and Masnavi, which has a very important place in the history of Sufism and in our society, to learn the commentaries and features made on it, to make detailed interpretation of the first eighteen couplets considered as the essence of Masnavi in terms of Sufism. and to try to understand some important stories in Mesnevi by making use of the annotations. |
| Course Content | To recognize Rumi, his life, works, Sufism and Masnavi, which has a very important place in the history of Sufism and in our society, to learn the commentaries and features made on it, to make detailed interpretation of the first eighteen couplets considered as the essence of Masnavi in terms of Sufism. and to try to understand some important stories in Mesnevi by making use of the annotations. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To recognize Rumi, the elements related to his life and works. - To describe and explain the place of Masnavi in the history of Sufism. - To samples and interprets Sufi issues in Masnavi. - To distinguish the sufi thought in Masnavi and discuss their interpretations of Sufism. - To generalize Masnavi interpretations. Organize them according to different perspectives. - To evaluates Masnavi's contribution to sufism. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Rumi, his life, works and spiritual path | |
| 2. Week | Rumi's Teachers: Bahaeddin Veled, Muhakkik Tirmizi, Şemş-i Tebrizi | |
| 3. Week | The Writing Process of Masnavi and Dibâçe of the Golden Volume | |
| 4. Week | Commentaries on Masnavi | |
| 5. Week | Interpretation of the first 18 Couplets of Masnavi: 1-2. couplets | |
| 6. Week | Interpretation of the first 18 Couplets of Masnavi: 3-6. couplets | |
| 7. Week | Interpretation of the first 18 Couplets of Masnavi: 7-9. couplets | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Interpretation of the first 18 Couplets of Masnavi: 10-13. couplets | |
| 10. Week | Interpretation of the first 18 Couplets of Masnavi: 14-18. couplets | |
| 11. Week | Selected Story Comments from Masnavi | |
| 12. Week | Selected Story Comments from Masnavi | |
| 13. Week | Selected Story Comments from Masnavi | |
| 14. Week | Selected Story Comments from Masnavi |
| Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi, Mesnevi-i Şerif şerhi. (terceme ve şerh Ahmed Avni Konuk, Yay. haz. S. Eraydın, M. Tahralı) Gelenek Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2004. Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi, Mesnevi- Şerhi, terc. Tahir Olgun, Şamil Yayıncılık, İstambul 2012 Mevlana, Konularına Göre Mesnevi Tercümesi, (hzl. Ş. Can), Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul 2009; Musa Kaval, Mesnevi Panoraması, Gece Akademi, İstanbul 2019 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| Homework 2 | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Practice | 5 | 17 | 85 |
| Total Workload | 191 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7.5 | ||
