COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOMBS IN ISLAMIC WORLD I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 2429 TOMBS IN ISLAMIC WORLD I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SEYFULLAH PALALI

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

Islamic tombs (turbah) as a grave structure are one of the valuable architectural heritages of the Islamic civilisation. In this class, the birth and developing process of the tomb buildings will have been examined and then some monumental tombs out of Turkey and their main forms and features will have been introduced. The basic aims of the class to study about the building type of the religious architecture, and its historical-social function in which these buildings are getting gradually taken under protection by local and global organisations, such as One of the World Architectural Heritage The Taj Mahal and the other the Mausoleum of Khwaja Ahmed Yasawi.Also to make students realize the differences regarding architectural images and silhouettes of the tombs in Islamic World.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn the terminology related to the tomb buildings
2   They get information about funeral practices, the origin and spreading the tomb buildings
3   They meet some monumental tombs out of Turkey and understand their importance in Islamic cultural heritage
4   They can explain the differences regarding main forms and appearances of the tomb buildings in Islamic world
5   They can comprehend the function and importance of the buildings in aspect of Islamic civilisation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Basic terms related to tomb buildings
2 The funeral practices in history of human being
3 The funeral tradition in the period of the Prophet and examples of graves
4 The origin of tomb buildings in Islamic World and first examples of them
5 11th - 13th cent. Turkish political geography and Islamic tombs.
6 14th cent. The tombs in Central Asia and Iran lands
7 13th - 15th cent. The tombs in Indian sub-continent
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Timurids tombs: Mausoleum of Khwaja Ahmed Yasawi and Gur-i Mir
10 The Mughal Tombs: First examples
11 Nizamuddin Shrine and Humayun Tomb: form, function and meaning
12 Akbar tomb: the power of change
13 Taj Mahal: return to inners and crystallisation
14 Historical-cultural functions of tomb buildings in Islamic World
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Heyet, Islâm Dünyasında Mezarlıklar ve Defin Gelenekleri I-II, TTK, Ankara, 1996.
C. Esad Arseven, Türk Sanatı, Istanbul, 1970.
Oktay Aslanapa, Türk Sanatı, Istanbul 1989.
Suut Kemal Yetkin, Islam Sanatı Tarihi, Ankara, 1954.
Suut Kemal Yetkin, Islam Mimarisi, Ankara, 1965.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Narration, lecturing, with the support of visual materials (pictures and videos).

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm performance of the students, homework and a final exam are evaluated based on their performance in the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

s.palali@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

open

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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