COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HAMMET ARSLAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To provide students to understand the mystical overview in the Jewish scriptures. And also to provide students to understand the mystical characters and their ideas in the history of Judaism.

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) Kürşat Demirci, Yahudi Mistisizmi veya Kabalacılık: Inançlar ve Tarih, Ayışığı, Istanbul, 2015.
2) Michael Levine, Yahudi Ruhaniliği ve Mistisizmi, Gözlem, Istanbul, 2006.
3) Steven T. Katz, Ed., Comparative Mysticism: An Anthology of Original Sources, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 2013.
4) Geoffrey Parrinder, Mysticism in the World s Religions, Sheldon Press, London 1976.
5) Gershom Sholem, Zohar: Ihtişamın Kitabı, Dharma Yay., Istanbul, 2008.
6) Perle Epstein, Kabala: Musevi Mistiklerinin Yolu, Dharma Yay., Istanbul, 2008.
7) Abdurrahman Küçük, Dönmeler Tarihi, Berikan Yay., 2010.
8) Gershom Sholem, Sabatay Sevi: Mistik Mesih, Kabalcı, Istanbul, 2011.
9) David S. Ariel, The Mystic Quest: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism, Rowman & Littlefield, Oxford, 2008.
10) Gershom Scholem, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, Schocken, 1995.
11) Peter Schafer, The Origins of Jewish Mysticism, Princeton University Press, 2009.
12) Lawrence Fine and Others, Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections, Jewish Lights, USA, 2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brain Storming , Testing, Homework

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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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