COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUFISM MOVEMENTS IN THE WEST III

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 6349 SUFISM MOVEMENTS IN THE WEST III ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HIMMET KONUR

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To recognize the effects of Sufism in the West at the present time

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student knows the impact of Sufism in the West
2   He recognizes Sufi groups in the West.
3   He has the foresight about the future of Sufism in The West
4   He can compare Sufi movements in our country and in The West
5   He has information about the work of Sufism in the West

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Orientalism and Sufism Studies
2 Nicholson, Arberry and Massignon s Sufi Studies
3 The Role of Sufism Conversion incidents in the West
4 Traditionalist school and Its Sufi Conception: R. Guenon, F. Schuon, T. Burckhard, Martin Lings
5 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and his Contributions to Sufism
6 Annemarie Schimmel and her Contributions to Sufism
7 Mid-Term exam
8 Mid-Term exam
9 Eva de Vitray Meyerovitch and and her Contributions to Sufism
10 William Chittick and his Sufism Studies
11 Robert Frager and his Studies about Sufi Psyhology Muhyiddin Şekûr and his Studies about Sufi Psyhology
12 Some Active Sufic Communities in the West
13 Perception of Mewlana in the West
14 The Future of Islam and the Role of Sufism in the West

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Süleyman Derin, Ingiliz Oryantalizmi ve Tasavvuf, Küre Yay., Istanbul 2006.
2- 20. Yüzyılda Din, Tasavvuf ve Tarîkatlar, (ed. Hasan Onat, Demokrasi Platformu Dergisi)
3- Ali Köse, Neden Islam'ı Seçiyorlar , TDV Yay., Istanbul 1997.
4- Nicholson, Tasavvufun Menşei Problemi, çev. Abdullah Kartal, Iz Yay., Istanbul 2004.
5- F. Schuon, Islâm'ın Metafizik Boyutları, çev. Mahmut Kanık, Iz Yay., Istanbul 1996.
6- Şule Bilman, A. Schimmel in Tasavvuf Kültüründeki Yeri, Izmir 2009.
7- Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch, Islam ın Güleryüzü, Istanbul 1998.
8- Martin Lings, Yirminci Yüzyılda Bir Velî, Sufi Yay., Istanbul 2009.
9- W. Chittick, Tasavvuf Kısa Bir Giriş, Iz Yay., Istanbul 2003.
10- S. Hüseyin Nasr, Tasavvufî Makaleler, Insan Yay., Istanbul 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research, description, analysis and discussion.

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

Students achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, final exam and active participation to the lecture.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

himmet.konur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Reading 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13
LO.24
LO.34
LO.45
LO.52

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