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Information
| Code | FDB814 |
| Name | Phenomenology of Religion |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. KADİR ALBAYRAK |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
It aims to use the phenomenology of religion as a method in research on the history of religions.
Course Content
It gives information about the phenomenology of religion, its relationship with philosophical phenomenology, the connection between religion and phenomenology, the application of religious phenomenology to the history of religions, the pioneers and methods of religious phenomenology.
Course Precondition
Before starting the phenomenology of religion, it is essential to have sufficient knowledge in the History of Religions.
Resources
Mircea Eliade, Introduction to the History of Religions. Abdurrahman Küçük-Günay Tümer, History of Religions. James L. Cox, Expressing the Sacred. Edmund Husserl, Five Lectures on Phenomenology.
Notes
Mustafa Alici, The Road to the Sacred: A Methodological Approach in the History of Religions. Mustafa Ünal, Investigation of Folk Religion Data by Phenomenological Method.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | They will gain the ability to understand and explain the common aspects of different religious symbols. |
| LO02 | They will be able to comprehend and make sense of the general nature and characteristics of religious phenomena. |
| LO03 | Through phenomenology, religion will work for a more tolerant world, concentrating on similarities rather than differences. |
| LO04 | Through the phenomenology of religion, answers to current religious questions and problems will be sought. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Deepen the ability to use the basic concepts of the field in a specific area. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluates the literature in national and international level. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Makes research in literature. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses the equipments used in the studies in the field. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops research proposals based on the literature. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Analyze, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas related to the field. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can do original research in the field. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines a topic from the proposals and develops a report on this topic. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Discuss and present the research report. | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using individual and team work skills in national and international projects | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Doctorate proficiency exam can produce results from the sources obtained during the preparatory work. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Interpret the acquired knowledge in written and oral form. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Effective use of a foreign language to follow international literature in the field | 3 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | He / She knows the basic sources of his / her forehead to use in scientific studies. | 3 |
| PLO15 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can work independently and as a member of a team. | 3 |
| PLO16 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Follow ethical rules | 4 |
| PLO17 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To be able to follow the international literature related to his / her field in written and oral communication and to have foreign language knowledge. | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philosophy-phenomenology relationship | History of philosophy | |
| 2 | Emergence of philosophical phenomenology | The study of the history of religions | |
| 3 | Western pioneers of the phenomenology of religion | Dutch, Italian, German and English pioneers | |
| 4 | Methods and techniques of the phenomenology of religion | Methods of the history of religions | |
| 5 | Bracketing method | Epoche | |
| 6 | Method of understanding essences | Intentionality | |
| 7 | The believer is always right. | Phenomenology as a method of understanding different religions | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Application of the phenomenology of religion to daily life | Phenomenology of religion and the development of tolerance | |
| 10 | Similarities and differences between the history of religions and the phenomenology of religion | Method differences | |
| 11 | Sacred sense of time and space | Phenomenological evaluation | |
| 12 | Understanding the language of symbols | Holy figures, temples | |
| 13 | Religious phenomenology studies in Turkey | Academic books and articles | |
| 14 | Criticisms of the phenomenology of religion | Can the phenomenology of religion be a bridge between cultures? | |
| 15 | General evaluation | Conclusion | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||