COURSE UNIT TITLE

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 provide students to understand the religious practices and festivals of Indian religions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Ahmet Güç, Dinlerde Mabet ve Ibadet, Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul, 2005.
2) Geoffrey Parrinder, Worship in the World s Religions, Faber and Faber Limited, London 1961.
3) Robin Rinehart, Contemporary Hinduism: Ritual, Culture, and Practice, ABC-Clio, California, 2004.
4) Jeaneane D. Fowler, Hinduism: Beliefs and Practices, Sussex Academic Press, Brighton, 1997.
5) Karen Bellenir, Religious Holidays and Calendars: An Encyclopedic Handbook, Omnigraphics, United States, 2004.
6) Frank A. Salamone, Ed., Routledge Encyclopedia of Rites Rituals and Festivals, Routledge, New York, 2004.
7) Helene Henderson, Ed., Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary: Detailing Nearly 2,500 Observances from all 50 States and More Than 100 Nations, Omnigraphics, Detroit, 2005.
8) J. Gordon Melton, Ed., Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations (2 Vol.), ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2011.
9) Peter Harvey, An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2013.
10) Rupert Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998.
11) Paul Dundas, The Jains, Routledge, London and New York, 2002.
12) John E. Cort, Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2010.
13) John E. Cort, Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Culture in Indian History, Ed. John E. Cort, State University of New York Press, New York, 1998
14) W. Owen Cole, and Piara Singh Sambhi. The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Vikas Publications, New Delhi, 1978.
15) W.H. McLeod, Sikhs & Sikhism, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discourse, research homework.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

If needed, other assessment methods can be added to the table given below.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hammet.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes