Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / TDE 663 - TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Code: TDE 663 Course Title: MYTH AND RITUAL Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERKAN KÖSE (serkankose@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To understand the relationship between myth and ritual.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-2 The province of the People's literature and culture-related issues are going to have the necessary information and knowledge.
PO-18 His theoretical and practical information related to the field, to education, research and community service uses the fields, and implements solutions.
LO-2 Understands the relationship between myth and ritual. PO-2 The province of the People's literature and culture-related issues are going to have the necessary information and knowledge.
PO-3 Identifies problems related to the field.
Examination
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
It examines the concepts of mythology and ritual by giving examples from both Turkish mythology and world mythology.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General Concepts Method of Narration
2 The structuring of thinking styles in the social development stage Method of Narration, Discussion
3 On mythical thinking Method of Narration, Discussion
4 Definition and functions of myth. Method of Narration, Discussion
5 Definitions of ritual, structural-function of ritual. Method of Narration, Discussion
6 Constitution of rituals Method of Narration, Discussion
7 Ritual interpretation of mythic thinking Method of Narration, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Mythical approach to ritual Method of Narration, Discussion
10 Cultural memory, myth and ritual relationship Method of Narration, Discussion
11 Myth and ritual in the axis of knowledge, consciousness and memory Method of Narration, Discussion
12 Partnerships between myth and ritual Method of Narration, Discussion
13 The problem of the primacy of myth and ritual from a mental perspective Method of Narration, Discussion
14 Ritual memory Method of Narration, Discussion
15 Building a mythical narrative through examples of rituals Method of Narration, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Özbudun, Sibel (1997). Ayinden Törene Siyasal İktidarın Kurulma ve Kurumsallaşma Sürecinde Törenlerin İşlevleri. İstanbul: Anahtar..
2 Turner, Victor (2018). Ritüeller Yapı ve Anti-Yapı. İstanbul: İthaki
3 Lvova, E. L. vd. (2013). Güney Sibirya Türklerinin Geleneksel Dünya Görüşleri - Kainat ve Zaman. Nesneler Dünyası. Konya: Kömen.
4 Durkheim, Emile (2005). Dini Hayatın İlkel Biçimleri. (çev. : Fuat Aydın), İstanbul: Ataç.
5 Eliade, Mircea (2017). Kutsal ve Kutsal-dışı Dinin Doğası. (çev.: Ali Berktay), İstanbul: Alfa.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, books, projector.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2
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 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 3 6
       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 2 5 10
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 4 5 20
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 120