Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | FDB-23-136 | DİN BİLİMLERİNDE ARAŞTIRMA YÖNTEMLERİ - I | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
To equip students with the basic methodological and conceptual issues related to study of religions
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Name of Lecturer(s) |
Yrd. Doç.Dr. Yusuf MACİT |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | Studenets; evaluates religious studies within the frame of their appearance conditions. | 2 | Comments on phenomenon of religion’s place, importance and function with regards to religious studies. | 3 | Realizes paradigms and major claims of religious studies. | 4 | Porecasts future of religion and scientific theories through previous studies. | 5 | |
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Mode of Delivery |
Daytime Class |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
Students comprehend the classification of social science and the place of the study of religion among them
Students will learn how to benefit from the material on various social-scientific schools
Students comprehend the issues of understanding and interpretation
Students can evaluate the science of the study of religion within the framework of the discussions in philosophy of science and in the context of paradigm shift in social sciences |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Introduction: Introduction of the topics and the course material
| | | 2 | Social sciences and the study of religion | | | 3 | Anthropological approaches to religion | | | 4 | Historical-phenomenological approaches to religion | | | 5 | Psychological approaches to religion | | | 6 | Sociological approaches to religion | | | 7 | Paradigm change in the classical social science | | | 8 | The impact of the debates in the philosophy of science upon the study of religion | | | 9 | Interpretation and understanding in the study of religion | | | 10 | Problem of objectivity in the study of religion | | | 11 | Issues of universality and locality in the study of religion | | | 12 |
Historical reality and historical constructionism in the study of religion | | | 13 | Debates on the future of the study of religion | | | 14 | General evaluation of the topics discussed | | | 15 | | | | 16 | | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
-William E. Paden, Kutsalın Yorumu, Çev. Abdurrahman Kurt, Sentez Yay., İstanbul, 2008.
Ömer Mahir Alper (ed.), Batı’da Din Çalışmaları, Metropol Yay., İstanbul, 2002.
James L. Cox, Kutsalı İfade Etmek, Çev. Fuat Aydın, İz Yay., İstanbul, 2004.
Inger Furseth, Pal Repstad, Din Sosyolojisine Giriş, Çev. İ. Çapcıoğlu, H. Aydınalp, Birleşik Kitabevi, Ankara, 2011. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Self Study | 7 | 12 | 84 |
Homework | 9 | 6 | 54 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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