THB766 - SHAMANISM and OLD TURKIC RELIGIONS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAMANISM and OLD TURKIC RELIGIONS | THB766 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Field Trip | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ||||||
| Course objective | Bu dersin amacı Türklerin dinsel tarihini öğrenmek ve Türklerin geçmişte inandıkları dinlerin kültürleri üzerindeki etkilerini saptamaktır.This Course aims to learn the Turkic history of religions and to determine the effects of the old religions of the Turks on their Culture. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | ? Key concepts and brief history of pre-Islamic Turkish religions such as Shamanism, Mannheism, Buddhism Karayism (Karaylık), Christianity and their influences on Turkish culture. ? A survey of the characteristic phases of Turkish thought and religions by using old literary and historical material. ? The comparative treatment of the religious concepts and manner of the other cultures with consideration of basic religious and mythological themes and motifs. | |||||
| References | ? Togan, Zeki Velidi (1981).Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş. İstanbul. ? Eliade, Mircae (2000).Şamanizm. İstanbul. ? Eberhard, W (1942). Çin?in Şimal Komşuları. Ankara. ? Roux, J. Paul (1998).Türklerin ve Moğolların Eski Dini. İstanbul. ? Roux, J. Paul (2000).Altay Türklerinde Ölüm. İstanbul. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Culture and Shamanism |
| Week 2 | Shamanist Pantheon |
| Week 3 | Shamanist Cosmology |
| Week 4 | Social Roles of Shaman |
| Week 5 | Shamanism and Tengrism |
| Week 6 | Shamanism and Manichaeism |
| Week 7 | Shamanism and Buddhism |
| Week 8 | Shamanism and Lamaism |
| Week 9 | Shamanism and Judaism |
| Week 10 | Shamanism and Christianity |
| Week 11 | Shamanism and Islamism |
| Week 12 | Shamanism and Folk Believes |
| Week 13 | Shamanism and Mythology |
| Week 14 | Shamanism and Folk religion |
| Week 15 | Shamanism and Folk religion |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 35 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 120 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Students produce new and original scientific thought related to folklore field | X | ||||
| 2. Students reach qualified and original results in the problems of method, concept and application which require expertise. | X | ||||
| 3. Students issue a scientific paper about their field and present new ideas and methods. | X | ||||
| 4. Students lead in solution of social problems which require cultural expertise. | X | ||||
| 5. Students take charge in national and international cultural projects as founder, coordinator or researcher | X | ||||
| 6. Students have high level information about cultural heritage management | X | ||||
| 7. Students study about applied cultural science in corporate level | X | ||||
| 8. Students shape the process of lifelong learning in liaison with media organs. | X | ||||
| 9. Students translate a scientific paper or book in a foreign language with terminology of field. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest