Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / THB 303 - TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT

Code: THB 303 Course Title: DERVISH LOGE’S AND SUFI LITERATURE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department TURKISH FOLKLORE DEPARTMENT
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer RECEP TEK (receptek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) RECEP TEK,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To provide information about the definition, sources and principles of Sufism, the elements that prepared the Tekke and Sufi literature, the formation of Tekke and Sufi literature, its spread and development in Anatolia, and the forms of verse, genres, language and style features of the works.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explain the historical and social sources of Sufi thought. PO-2 Students will learn the basic theories and applications of folklore.
PO-3 Learn the theories and concepts of folklore with the epistemological foundations and apply them to the materials they collect in their professional lives.
Examination
LO-2 Students will be able to define the concept of Sufism in Turkish culture. PO-5 Graduates of the Department of Turkish Folklore will be able to analyze the processes of creation, transfer and execution of folklore products and analyze the changes and transformations of public life.
PO-9 They will be able to use intercultural communication, gaining the necessary equipment to perceive and interpret different cultures.
Examination
LO-3 Can explain the similarities and differences of Sufi content in the traditions of folk and Divan literature. PO-8 They will be able to analyze the basic elements of culture and to take an active role in the protection of the information channels that protect the identity of the society through their inferences.
PO-16 Performs interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork.
Examination
LO-4 Explain the characteristics of genre, shape and style in Sufi Folk Literature. Can establish the connection between Sufi Folk Literature and Minstrel Tradition. Be able to make text analysis. PO-6 They have a high level of knowledge about theories and methods in the field of Turkish folklore. They can approach problems in this field in a methodological and analytical way and offer solutions.
PO-7 They produce knowledge about society and use the information they produce in solving economic, social and technological problems.
PO-17 Performs compilation, observations and surveys in the field.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition, sources and principles of Sufism; The formation and development periods of Sufi literature, the place and importance of Sufi Literature in Turkish Literature; Sufi content, genre, shape and style characteristics in Turkish Folk Literature; terminology; text analysis.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The Concept of Tekke and Sufi Literature or Religious-Sufi Turkish Literature and the Sufi Elements that Prepared the Historical Development of Tekke and Sufi Literature Lecture, Discussion Method
2 The Concept of Tekke and Sufi Literature or Religious-Sufi Turkish Literature and the Sufi Elements that Prepared the Historical Development of Tekke and Sufi Literature Lecture, Discussion Method
3 The Historical Course of the Tekke and Sufi Literature-Dervish Lodges and Sufi Literature by Century Lecture, Discussion Method
4 The Historical Course of the Tekke and Sufi Literature-Dervish Lodges and Sufi Literature by Century Lecture, Discussion Method
5 The Historical Course of the Tekke and Sufi Literature-Dervish Lodges and Sufi Literature by Century Lecture, Discussion Method
6 Characteristics of Tekke and Sufi Literature - Genres - Language and Style Features Lecture, Discussion Method
7 Characteristics of Tekke and Sufi Literature - Genres - Language and Style Features Lecture, Discussion Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Elements that Prepared the Tekke-Sufism Literature in the Ages of Islamic Civilization (The Concept of Religion and the Religious History of the Turks) Lecture, Discussion Method
10 Islamic Sciences Benefiting from Tekke and Sufi Literature Lecture, Discussion Method
11 Definitions of the Sufi Movement According to the Quran, Sufis and Turks - The Concept of Sufism and the Periods of Sufism Lecture, Discussion Method
12 Verse Forms and Genres of Tekke and Sufi Literature Lecture, Discussion Method
13 Genres of Tekke and Sufi Literature Lecture, Discussion Method
14 Genres of Tekke and Sufi Literature Lecture, Discussion Method
15 Genres of Tekke and Sufi Literature Lecture, Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı (2004) Haz.: M. Öcal Oğuz, Metin Ekici vd., Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları.
2 Artun, Erman (2002) Dini-Tasavvufi Halk Edebiyatı, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
3 Köprülü, M. Fuad (1991) Türk Edebiyatında İlk Mutasavvıflar, Ankara: Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları.
4 Güzel, Abdurahman (2021) Dini Tasavvufi Türk Edebiyatı, Ankara : Akçağ Yayınları.
5 Uludağ, Süleyman (2001) Tasavvuf Terimleri Sözlüğü, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları.
6 Ömer Lütfi Barkan (2021) İstilâ Devirlerinin Kolonizatör Türk Dervişleri, Ankara: Ötüken Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books, articles, computers, projection

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 3 15
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 3 15
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 4 16
mid-term exam 1 2 2
Own study for final exam 7 4 28
final exam 1 2 2
0
0
Total work load; 120