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Course Description Course Name : History of The Turkish Religions Course Code : FDB 792 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. MÜNİR YILDIRIM Learning Outcomes of the Course : Recognizes Turkish Folk Beliefs, makes an anology between Ancient Turkish Beliefs and Islam, separates the Ancient Turkish Beliefs from the living folk beliefs in İslam culture and learns local beliefs living in different parts of Turkish society. Gets informed profoundly about the ancient Turkish Religions Recognizes Shamanism and its practices Recognizes beliefs about the nature which are Sacred Mountains, Sacred Stones, Fire, Water and Air Souls etc. Defines the concepts of faith and beliefs. Analyzes the pre-Islamic belief system . Analyzes cults in Pre-Islamic belief systems. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Turkish people who contacted with many different traditions, cultures, civilizations and world´s great religious systems throughout history, possess rich cultural heritage in terms of religious life. This rich religious heritage, should be analyzed within objective and scientific perspectives. Thus, it will both teach us the roots of our ethnic and cultural existence in a true meaning and enrich our today´s daily life and culture. The aim of this course is to mark the ancient traces from past to the present. Course Contents : This lesson includes all the beliefs that Turkish people have accepted throughout history in general terms. Those beliefs are Shamanism, Tengri, Sacred Mountains, Water & River Souls, Fire Soul etc. and rituals like´Yug (Rain-calling)´. It also examines Islam in Turkish History and Turkish Folk Beliefs. This lesson includes topics such as, Totems, animism, spirit, shamanism, Budizim, of Zoroastrians, Manihaizim Turks and Abrahamic religions, Islam, Pre Connected Belief Systems of the cult, Put-Fetish, Cult, Cult of Ancestors, Sky God, the cult, the Cult of Nature, Death and the Cult of the Dead, Magic and Growth , fortune telling and prophecy, shape-changing Don Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Term of faith and belief Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 2 Pre-Islamic belief systems. Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 3 Totemism Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 4 Animism, Spiritism Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 5 Shamanism Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 6 Buddhism Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 7 Zoroastrianism Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 8 Midterm Exam Revising the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Written Exam 9 Manichaeism Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 10 Turks and divine religions Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 11 Cults about pre-Islam belief systems Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 12 Fetish, cults, Ancestor cults, Gok God cults, Nature cults, Dead cults Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 13 Magic and Spell, Divination and Foretelling, Transformation (Shape Shifting). Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 14 Beliefs about natural events, alive and dead creatures and animals Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussion 15 Beliefs about Nazar (Bad-luck), Visiting Particular Places for Sacrifice and Pilgrimage and some other beliefs about good fortune Reading the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Lecture, question and answer, discussio 16/17 Final Exam Revising the relevant parts in the textbook and the suggested sources Written Exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Prof. Dr. Saadettin Gömeç - Şamanizm ve Eski Türk dini; Berikan Yayınevi, 2011  Prof. Dr. Ünver Günay ve Prof. Dr. Harun Güngör - Başlangıçtan Günümüze Türklerin Dinî Tarihi; Rağbet Yayınları (5. Baskı, 2009)  Prof. Dr. Zekeriya Kitapçı - Türk Moğol Boyları Arasında İslamiyet; Yedi Kubbe Yayınları, 2005.  Mircea Eliade - Şamanizm: İlkel Esrime Teknikleri; İmge Yayınevi, 2006 (2. Baskı, Çeviren: İsmet Birkan)  Jean-Paul Roux - Türklerin ve Moğolların Eski Dini; İşaret Yayınevi, 1998 (2. Baskı, Çeviren: Prof. Dr. Aykut Kazancıgil) Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Explains the effects of phenomenon of religion to formation, change and development of human and social structure. 4 2 Explains that religions can contribute to the maintenance of the atmosphere of peace and the development of coexistence culture in today´s world. 4 3 Has the necessary information about scientific research methods and techniques 4 4 Follows the impacts and the consequences of religion on social and scientific developments by using the main sources 4 5 Recognizes the key issues in the field and develops ways of solution related to them. 4 6 Has the necessary qualifications to provide the expected service for the students who will work as researchers, educators and religious officials in public and private institutions and organizations. 4 7 Has the capability of reaching accurate religious information by means of scientific research, and is able to evaluate, interpret and use the information obtained . 4 8 Recognizes main literature about the field and is able to have access to them. 4 9 Conducts scientific research on key issues relating to religion and community relations independently and draws conclusions. 5 10 Defends the results which are obtained in accordance with objective and scientific criteria. 5 11 Prepares research report in accordance with scientific criteria. 5 12 Realizes the necessity to think that religion, science, philosophy and morality complete each other and in order to explain the meaning of human life, they should be considered all together. 5 13 Realizies the necessity to respect faith and values which are attributed to holiness. 5 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total 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 1 10 10     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15     Final Exam 1 20 20 Total Workload: 157 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.28 ECTS Credit: 6