Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ RESEARCH AND APPLICATION INSTITUTE / HBABD-611 - ALEVİ VE BEKTAŞİ KÜLTÜRÜ(DOKTORA)

Code: HBABD-611 Course Title: LITERARY SUFI TEXTS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ALEVİ VE BEKTAŞİ KÜLTÜRÜ(DOKTORA)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ADEM ÇATAK (ademcatak@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) İLGAR BAHARLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To define Sufism and to list its features; It is aimed to reveal the place and importance of the terms in Alevi-Bektashi texts by explaining the main Sufi terms that have been used in Turkish Sufi Literature.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learns the main Sufi terms used in Turkish Sufi Literature. PO-1 Have basic and general knowledge about the field/discipline.
PO-3 Apply the theoretical and applied knowledge gained in the field in the fields of education, research and community service.
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 Can explain the place and importance of the term Sufism in the Alevi Bektashi belief system. PO-6 Have a high level of knowledge about the concepts and methods in the field of Alevi Bektashi Culture and can approach the problems in this field in a methodological and analytical way and offer solutions.
PO-10 Learns the main concepts, theories and practices of Alevi Bektashi Culture.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 Gains knowledge about literary mystic texts and studies on Alevi Bektashi literature. PO-9 Performs compilation, observation and survey studies in the field.
PO-15 He/She develops and deepens the knowledge she has in the field of Alevi Bektashi Culture and related disciplines at the level of expertise.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Contains the literary mysticism texts of the Alevi-Bektashi belief system.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition and features of Sufism Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
2 Historical development of Turkish Sufi Literature Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
3 Relationship of Sufi Literature with Alevi-Bektashism Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
4 Main Sufi terms used in Sufi Literature Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
5 Main verse types and forms of Turkish Sufi Literature Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
6 Major personalities of Turkish Sufi Literature by centuries Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
7 Sufi movements Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
8 mid-term exam
9 Khorasan Sufism Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
10 Examination of certain text samples selected from Turkish Sufi Literature according to centuries Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
11 Introducing important sufi poets Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
12 Examination of examples from the works of important sufi poets Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
13 Giving information about the Sufi annotation tradition, focusing on and evaluating the texts to be annotated (explained and interpreted) in this sense. Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
14 Basic studies on literary sufi texts Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
15 Basic studies on Alevi-Bektashi literature (literary histories, divans, compilation books, anthologies) Discussion Method Lecturing Method Source Research
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 1- Gölpınarlı, Abdülbaki (1990). Vilâyetnâme (Menâkıb-ı Hünkâr Hacı Bektâş-ı Velî). İstanbul: İnkilâp Kitabevi.
2 2- Altınok, Baki Yaşa (2016). İmam Cafer Buyruğu. Ankara: Ümit Ofset Matbaacılık.
3 3- Erbay, Erdoğan; Tozlu, Selahattin, Şâdî Meddâh (2015). Maktel-i Hüseyin (Kerbela Hadisesi). İstanbul: Türkiye Yazma Eserler Başkanlığı Yayınları.
4 4- Korkmaz, Esat (2003). Ansiklopedik Alevilik Bektaşilik Terimleri Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Kaynak Yayınları.
5 5- Gökbel, Ahmet (2019). Ansiklopedik Alevi Bektaşi Terimleri Sözlüğü. Ankara: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Yayınları.
6 6- Köprülü, Fuat (1976). Türk Edebiyatında İlk Mutasavvıflar. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları.
7 7- Yılmaz, Hasan Kâmil (2016). Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar. İstanbul: Ensar Yayıncılık.
8 8- Bal, Hüseyin (2014). Aleviliğin Tasavvufî Boyutu. Bursa: Sentez Yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials
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 7 8 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 10 20
       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 6 5 30
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 5 6 30
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180