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Course Description Course Name : History of Islamic Sects II Course Code : IL 324 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 3 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. YUSUF GÖKALP Learning Outcomes of the Course : To know Sunni teology school and explain its principal views To count contemporary Islamic sects and political-religious movements To know such Islamic sects as Imami Shi´a, Zaydiyya and Ismailiyya in terms of their current position, geographical distribution, principal doctrines and literature To know the genesis of Babism-Bahaism, and Ahmadiyya as well as their principal doctrines, geographical distribution, and literature To know the genesis of An-Nusayriyah The Druze, and The Yazidi as well as their principal doctrines, geographical distribution, and literature To know the Islamic sects adopted by the Turks throughout history To explain the genesis of Alavism- Bektashism and their religious, historical, social and cultural background To determine similarities and differences between Anatolian Alevism and Shi´ism To know Political Islamism, Islamic Modernism and Jadidism To analyse the effects of globalization on Islamic sects Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Having knowledge about the nature of the political-creedal sects that rose in the history of Islam as well as about the general characteristics of the conception of religion within which these sect are founded, and gaining skills of analysis, interpretation and comparison within the field Course Contents : The rise of Ahl al-Sunna; Ashab al-Hadith and Ashab al-Ray; Ash’ari and Maturidi school; Salafiyya and Wahhabism; Babism and Bahaism; Ahmadiyya; The Druze; An-Nusayriyah; Political Islam; Islamic Modernism; Jadidism; Alavism- Bektashism; the Islamic sects adopted by the Turks throughout history Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Teology Faculty Classrooms   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 The rise of Ahl-al-Sunna; Ashab al-Hadith and Ashab al-Ray Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 2 Ash’ari and Maturidi school; Salafiyya Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 3 Contemporary Shiism and its sub-groups, geographic distribution, demographic information and its place within the Islamic world Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 4 The current status of Athna´ashariyyah, Zaydism and Isma?ilism and their relationship with Sunni school Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 5 Babism and Bahaism; their genesis, process of formation, history, principal views, literature and position within Islamic thought Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 6 Ahmadiyya; its genesis, process of formation, history, principal views, literature and position within Islamic thought Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 7 The Druze; its genesis, process of formation, history, principal views, literature and position within Islamic thought Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 8 Mid-term exam Mid-term exam Mid-term exam 9 Nusayrîyye; its genesis, process of formation, history, principal views, literature and position within Islamic thought Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 10 Wahhabism; its genesis, process of formation, history, principal views, literature and position within Islamic thought Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 11 Political Islam; Islamic Modernism; Jadidism Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 12 The Islamic sects adopted by the Turks throughout history Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 13 Religious status of Alavism- Bektashism according to written sources Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 14 Religious status of Alavism- Bektashism according to written sources Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 15 The effect of globalization, migration, urbanization on Islamic sects Pre reading the assigned chapter from the recommended book Lecture, discussion 16/17 Final exam Review Final exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)   E. Ruhi Fığlalı, Günümüz İslam Mezhepleri, İzmir 2011   İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi, ed. Hasan Onat- Sönmez Kutlu, Ankara 2012  Sönmez Kutlu, Alevilik- Bekataşilik Yazıları, Ankara 2006 Required Course Material(s)  Hasan Onat, Türkiye´de Din Anlayışında Değişim Süreci, Ankara 2003  Sönmez Kutlu, Çağdaş İslam Akımları ve Sorunları, Ankara 2008   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 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 Describes the main concepts, sources, principles, values, and philosophy of the Religion of Islam. 4 2 Explains the effects of the phenomenon of religion on the forming of structure, changing, and progression of the society and human being. 5 3 Explains the processes of the forming and developing of Islamic history and civilization. 3 4 Describes socio-cultural, religious, political, and economic structures of the Islamic societies. 5 5 Reads, explains, and interprets the main religious texts. 2 6 Reaches the true religious knowledge by using scientific methods and techniques, and evaluates and uses that knowledge. 4 7 Determines the main religious problems and produces some solutions according to modern needs. 3 8 Acquires knowledge and skills in the fields of Islamic history, culture, art, and literature. 3 9 Conveys the accumulations acquired to the religious field. 3 10 Classifies and examines the accumulation of knowledge and historical experience acquired in the history of Islamic sciences. 4 11 Expresses truly Islam in terms of belief, worship, moral and acts and procedures. 4 12 Realizes that religion, science, art, philosophy, and moral are mutually complementary elements and that they must be considered as a whole. 3 13 Respects the beliefs and the values attributed holiness, and supports the culture of coexisting. 5 14 Supports attitudes and acts fitted to the unifying, integrating and reconciling role of religious values in society. 5 15 Works in the fields of practical religious services, religious education and teaching. 3 16 Improves professional development, as well as interest in accordance with the capabilities of scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields constantly itself by identifying learning needs. 0 * 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 3 42 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 99 Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.96 ECTS Credit: 4