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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / THB 517 - TÜRK HALK BİLİMİ

Code: THB 517 Course Title: TURKISH BELIEF SYSTEMS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TÜRK HALK BİLİMİ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ADEM ÖGER (adem.oger@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) RECEP TEK,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To learn the religious history of the Turks and to determine the effects of the religions on the cultures of the Turks in the past.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can produce a new and original scientific thought in the field of folklore. PO-1 Graduates of master program with Turkish Folklore thesis have basic and general knowledge about field / discipline.
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.
PO-9 They will be able to use intercultural communication, gaining the necessary equipment to perceive and interpret different cultures.
PO-14 Participates related studies in the field.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-2 Present new ideas and methods by publishing at least one scientific paper related to the field PO-1 Graduates of master program with Turkish Folklore thesis have basic and general knowledge about field / discipline.
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.
PO-4 They will have knowledge about the approaches and methods developed in folk culture and will be able to prepare and apply lesson plans and activities appropriate to these methods.
PO-7 They produce knowledge about society and use the information they produce in solving economic, social and technological problems.
PO-18 Apply the theoretical knowledge about the field to the fields of education, research and society.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-3 Present new ideas and methods by publishing at least one scientific paper related to the field PO-14 Participates related studies in the field.
PO-17 Performs compilation, observations and surveys in the field.
PO-18 Apply the theoretical knowledge about the field to the fields of education, research and society.
PO-19 It would develop a positive approach for learning all life long.
PO-24 To be able to transfer scientific knowledge clearly and competently.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Old Turkish religions such as Kamlik religion (Shamanism), Maniheism, Buddhism, Karayl?k religion (Karay Judaism) and Christianity. The effects of these religions on Turkish thought and culture, mythological and religious motifs and their views in other cultures are discussed.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Culture and Shamanism Lecture Method, Literature Search
2 Shamanist Pantheon Lecture Method, Literature Search
3 Shamanist Cosmology Lecture Method, Literature Search
4 Social roles of the shaman Lecture Method, Literature Search
5 Shamanism and the God of Heaven Lecture Method, Literature Search
6 Shamanism and Manichaeism Lecture Method, Literature Search
7 Shamanism and Manichaeism Lecture Method, Literature Search
8 mid-term exam
9 Shamanism and Buddhism Lecture Method, Literature Search
10 Shamanism and Lamaism Lecture Method, Literature Search
11 Shamanism and Judaism Lecture Method, Literature Search
12 Shamanzim and Islam Lecture Method, Literature Search
13 Shamanism and Folk Beliefs Lecture Method, Literature Search
14 Shamanism and Mythology Lecture Method, Literature Search
15 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Togan, Zeki Velidi (1981).Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş. İstanbul.
2 Eliade, Mircae (2000).Şamanizm. İstanbul.
3 Eberhard, W (1942). Çin?in Şimal Komşuları. Ankara.
4 Roux, J. Paul (1998).Türklerin ve Moğolların Eski Dini. İstanbul.
5 Roux, J. Paul (2000).Altay Türklerinde Ölüm. İstanbul.
Required Course instruments and materials
Source books, computer, 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 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 10 30
       c) Performance Project 7 0 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 3 12
       e) Term paper/Project 5 6 30
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 5 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 6 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180