COURSE SYLLABUS

ALEVISM-BAKTASHISM

1	Course Title:	ALEVISM-BAKTASHISM
2	Course Code:	İLA2203
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Mehmet ÇELENK
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Çelenk mecelenk@hotmail.com uludağ üniversitesi ilahiyat fakültesi 2431066-60172
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Islamic sects generally divide up in two basic categoriesas apparent and esoteric. Alewiyyah/Bektashi tradition is formed within the esoteric tradition and is a secterian structere that has reached us by oral tradition. The history, formation, belief system, the religious/cultural identity it formes, basic sources, its institutions and its demands in modern time is dealt with in this course.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Questioning, critical thinking.

Learning Outcomes:

1	The phenomenon of sects in the Islamic tradition and to understand its effects on the formation of the Islamic culture.;
2	To grasp the apparent and esoteric faces of the Islamic sect culture.;
3	To apprehend the course of the formation of esoteric sects in Islamic culture. ;
4	Understanding the place of Anatolian Alewiyya within esoteric sect tradition.;
5	Comprehending the form the Alawi sect had before it became a sect, the effect the periods political events had on the formation of religious culture.;
6	The emergence and development of Alawi sect as a distinct one in the history.;
7	Differentiation between Alawi/Baktashi, analysis of common and different areas.;
8	The learningof basic institutions of Alawi religion conception, cem, semah, dede;
9	The transformation of Alawi sect to modern and known, its entrance into the public area is apprehended.;
10	The basic problems of Alawits today, the Alawih workshops and processes are understood.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Islamic sect heritage, basic sources, concepts, problems.
2	Apparent and esoteric Islamic sects.
3	The history of Alawiyyah/Bektashi.
4	Understanding the place of Anatolian Alewiyya within esoteric sect tradition.
5	Comprehending the form the Alawi sect had before it became a sect, the effect the periods political events had on the formation of religious culture.
6	The emergence and development of Alawi sect as a distinct one in the history.
7	Differentiation between Alawi/Baktashi, analysis of common and different areas.
8	The learningof basic institutions of Alawi religion conception, cem, semah, dede…..
9	The transformation of Alawi sect to modern and known, its entrance into the public area is apprehended.
10	The basic problems of Alawits today, the Alawih workshops and processes are understood.
11	Alawiyyah during repuclic period, the entrance of Alawiyyah into the public.
12	Efforts to define Alawiyyah identity in modern times.
13	The process known as Alevi expansion in the public opnion and the first time Alawis are addressed during the whole preiod of the repuclic
14	Alawi community today, its expectations, hopes, disappointments, new road maps.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	İlyas, Üzüm, Tarihsel ve Kültürel Boyutlarıyla Alevilik, İsam Yayınları, 2013. Irene, Melikoff, Uyur İdik Uyardılar, Demos yayınları, 2015.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Evaluation of application studies. Theoretical gains
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High