Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FDB-23-110Elective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Teaching the historical progress of phenomenology of religion, its current situation and religious phenomena.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet MASATOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1Determines literature of phenomenology of religion
2Learns the history of religious studies
3Learns the importance of history of religion among religious studies
4Determines methodology of history of religions
5Learns the term phenomenon and phenomenology
6Evaluates types of phenomenology of religions and their representatives
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Learns the importance of history of religion among religious studies. Learns the term phenomenon and phenomenology. It is necessary to try to explain the phenomena by learning the methods of the phenomenology of religion.
Course Contents
1) Determines literature of phenomenology of religion 2) Learns the history of religious studies 3) Learns the importance of history of religion among religious studies 4) Determines methodology of history of religions 5) Learns the term phenomenon and phenomenology 6) Evaluates types of phenomenology of religions and their representatives
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Studying on LiteratureNoneNone
2History of religious studiesNoneNone
3Importance of history of religion in religious studiesNoneNone
4Methodology of History of religionNoneNone
5Comparative method in religious studiesNoneNone
6Meaning of Comparative history of religion, its foundation and historyNoneNone
7Research methods of comparative history of religionsNoneNone
8Typological phenomenology of religion and Nathan SöderblomNoneNone
9Phenomenology trendsNoneNone
10Methods of phenomenology of religionsNoneNone
11Phenomenology of religions and its typesNoneNone
12Representatives of Phenomenology of religionsNoneNone
13Comparative religion and phenomenological typologyNoneNone
14Phenomenological practicesNoneNone
Recommended or Required Reading
Eliade, Mircea, İmgeler Simgeler, Çev. M.A. Kılıçbay, Ankara 1992. Eliade, Mircea, Dinin Anlamı ve Sosyal Fonksiyonu (Çev. M. Aydın), Ankara 1990. Eliade, Mircea, Patterns in Comparative Religion, London 1958. Mariasusai Dhavamony, Phenomenology of Religion, Rome 1973. Mustafa Ünal, Din Fenomenolojisi, Kayseri 1999. P.D. Chantepie De la Saussaye, Manuel of the Science of Religion, London 1891. Parrinder, G., Comparative Religion, London 1976. Raffaele Pettazzoni, Essays on the History of Religions, Leiden 1954. Tümer, Günay, Küçük, Abdurrahman, Dinler Tarihi, Ankara 1997. Ugo Bianchi, The History of Religions, Leiden 1975.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination270
Project Preparation110
Project Presentation120
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination2100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination133
Final Examination133
Attending Lectures14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination16060
Individual Study for Final Examination18080
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)188
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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