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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FDB 5114 EXAMINATIONS OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS:SEMITIC RELIGIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HAMMET ARSLAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To introduce Indian sacred texts and their contents; to inform their formation and canonization process and debates around them

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn formation of Vedas and their contents 2   Perceive importance of Indian epics and Bhagavad-Gita in Indian religious life 3   Learn Buddhist texts and their themes 4   Get information about Indian manuals and their contents 5   Perceive similarities and differences between Indian and Islamic religious texts in respect of style and content 6   Perceive socio-cultural effects on information of religious texts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction: Religious texts 2 Indian religious texts 3 Vedas: Rig Veda 4 Examples from Rig Veda 5 Examples from Rig Veda 6 Examples from Yajur, Sama and Atharva Veda 7 Upanishads and their place in Indian thinking 8 Mid-term exam 9 Upanishads and their themes 10 Manu: Social Classes 11 Manu: Reencarnation 12 Buddhist texts: Hinayana 13 Buddhist texts: Mahayana 14 Dhammapada and Milinda Panha

Recomended or Required Reading

Z. R. C Zahner, Hindu Scriptures, London, 1988. Yaşayan Dünya Dinleri, ed. Şinasi Gündüz, Ankara 2007. Mary Pat Fischer, Living Religions, Hong Kong 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, home readings and question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of attendant is examined by examination and lecture performances

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.yitik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

friday 13-14

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing presentations 1 7 7 Preparing assignments 1 10 10 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 4 3 3 5 LO.2 4 3 3 5 LO.3 4 3 3 5 LO.4 4 3 3 5 LO.5 4 3 3 5 LO.6 4 3 3 5