Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / TAR665 - HISTORY (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: TAR665 Course Title: ANCIENT RELIGIONS HISTORY 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 HISTORY (DOCTORATE DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SUZAN AKKUŞ MUTLU (suzan.akkus@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
to give information about the first religious texts

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can use interdisciplinary approaches in research processes. PO-2 Able to use interdisciplinary approaches during the study
 		Examination
LO-2 can access historical data and evaluate its reliability and validity. PO-4 Able to access to historical datas, interpret these datas and assess the reliability and validity of these datas
 		Examination
LO-3 can develop lifelong learning processes. PO-7 Able to develop life long learning progress
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Belief systems of ancient Mesopotamian, Anatolian and Egyptian societies
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 what is religion Lecturing, Question and answer technique
2 Ancient Mesopotamian and Anatolian Belief Systems Lecturing, Question and answer technique
3 Ancient Egyptian Belief Systems Lecturing, Question and answer technique
4 Ancient Greek Belief Systems Lecturing, Question and answer technique
5 The image of god in mythical thought Lecturing, Question and answer technique
6 Temples and Altars Lecturing, Question and answer technique
7 Temple Attendants Lecturing, Question and answer technique
8 mid-term exam
9 Prophecy and fortune-telling texts Lecturing, Question and answer technique
10 Magic texts Lecturing, Question and answer technique
11 Rituals Lecturing, Question and answer technique
12 Rituals Lecturing, Question and answer technique
13 Rituals Lecturing, Question and answer technique
14 Funerals and Life After Death Lecturing, Question and answer technique
15 General evaluation Lecturing, Question and answer technique
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Tammi J. Schneider,An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion
2 Jean Bottéro,Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia,University of Chicago Press.
3 WG Lambert, Ancient Mesopotamian Religion and Mythology, Mohr Siebeck,
4 Piotr Taracha,Religions of Second Millennium Anatolia, Harrassowitz Verlag.
5 Ian Rutherford, Hittite Texts and Greek Religion, Oxford Universty Press.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books and articles

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 8 14 112
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 184