Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ RESEARCH AND APPLICATION INSTITUTE / HBAB 523 - ALEVİ-BEKTASHI CULTURE

Code: HBAB 523 Course Title: TRADITIONAL ALEVISM 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 ALEVİ-BEKTASHI CULTURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İSKENDER KORKMAZ (iskenderkorkmaz@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To get a general knowledge about rituals and applications and to learn how to analyze the rituals and applications in Alevism

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 1. Understanding the scope and definition of the concepts of tradition. PO-1 Based on its undergraduate level qualifications, it develops and deepens its knowledge in the same or different area at the level of expertise.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint studies with different disciplines.
PO-3 Uses resources in the related area effectively based on their undergraduate level qualifications.
PO-4 Uses the research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 It collects, interprets, implements data related to its field and checks and explains these values by observing scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values.
Examination
LO-2 2. Comprehending the importance of Dedelik, Zâkirlik, Musahiplik, Düşkünlük Institions in the traditional structure. PO-1 Based on its undergraduate level qualifications, it develops and deepens its knowledge in the same or different area at the level of expertise.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint studies with different disciplines.
PO-4 Uses the research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 It collects, interprets, implements data related to its field and checks and explains these values by observing scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values.
PO-6 Comprehends the information related to the field at the level of expertise and transmits it to the second parties in accordance with the norms.
Examination
LO-3 Developing a perspective on updating the tradition in Alevism. PO-1 Based on its undergraduate level qualifications, it develops and deepens its knowledge in the same or different area at the level of expertise.
PO-4 Uses the research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 It collects, interprets, implements data related to its field and checks and explains these values by observing scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values.
PO-6 Comprehends the information related to the field at the level of expertise and transmits it to the second parties in accordance with the norms.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Explains the Relationship between the Concepts of Ceremony and Feast with Ritual.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition and Scope of the Concept of Tradition. Method of Narration
2 Traditional Written Sources of Alevism. Method of Narration
3 Oral Tradition and Oral Resources in Alevism. Method of Narration
4 4. Traditional Structure and the Ocak System in Alevism-1 Method of Narration
5 Traditional Structure and the Ocak System in Alevism-2 Method of Narration
6 6. Traditional Alevi Ocak System and Bektashism. Method of Narration
7 Terminology in the Framework of the Alevi Ocak System-1. Method of Narration
8 mid-term exam
9 Terminology in the Framework of the Alevi Ocak System-2. Method of Narration
10 The Dedelik Institution and its place in Traditional Structure. Method of Narration
11 The Zâkirlik Institution and its place in Traditional Structure. Method of Narration
12 The Musahiplik Institution and its place in Religious and Social Life. Method of Narration
13 The Düşkünlük Institution and its place in Religious and Social Life. Method of Narration
14 Contemporary Alevism in the Context of Updating the Tradition.-1. Method of Narration
15 Contemporary Alevism in the Context of Updating the Tradition.-2. Method of Narration
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Akın, Bülent (2017). Diyarbakır Yöresi Alevi Ocakları: Tarih, İnanç ve Gelenek. Yayımlanmamış Doktora Tezi, İzmir: Ege Üniversitesi.
2 Ersal, Mehmet (2016). Alevilik: Kavramlar ve Ocak Sistemi -Çubuk Havzası Örneği-, Ankara: Gazi Üniversitesi Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Merkezi Yayınları.
3 Ersal, Mehmet (2019). Alevi Cem Zâkirliği. Ankara: Barış Kitap.
4 Yaman, Ali (2001). Dedelik Kurumu Ekseninde Değişim Sürecinde Alevilik (Doktora Tezi). İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
5 Ersal, Mehmet; Seyhan Kayhan Kılıç (2018). Alevi Bektaşi Semahları. Ankara: Barış Kitap.
6 Eröz, Mehmet (1990). Türkiye’de Alevilik ve Bektaşilik, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, Book

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 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