COURSE SYLLABUS

THE METHODOLOGY IN RESEARCHES OF SECTS HISTORY

1	Course Title:	THE METHODOLOGY IN RESEARCHES OF SECTS HISTORY
2	Course Code:	TIB5159
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
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:	To teach the content, methodology and method to be followed in resource application while researching Islamic sects.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The content of the course is aimed at contributing to develop of scientist qualifications of the students

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students learn which methodology to follow and which sources to apply while researching classical Islamic sects.;
2	Students learn how to use the sources in research on sects and how to eliminate the subjective weaknesses in the sources.;
3	students understand the importance of fieldwork and participatory observation in research on sects with esoteric character.;
4	Students comprehend the use of sects as a social engineering tool in the context of religion-state relations and their efforts to instrumentalize sects.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The relationship between in the religion and the sect
2	Sects as a historical and sociological reality and The phenomenon of sect in Islamic thought
3	Sectarianism in early Islamic society
4	Post-Prophetic Islamic society, Initial conflicts and its effects on sectarian identities
5	Pioneer Ideas
6	The first sectarian ideas in the context of the event-idea connection.
7	Leading ideas of Khawaric, Mutezile, Sunnism and Shiism The construction period of the theological schools
8	Political patronage and its effects on the spread and contraction of sects
9	Development of major schools of thought, construction of basic texts and doctrines
10	the parallel reading in the field of history of islamic sects
11	Sociological effects of sectarian identities, Field studies and Participant observation
12	Basic approaches in sectarian studies with esoteric character, Text, Field studies.
13	Formation of sect-based religious groups, analysis of their sociological effects and propaganda mechanisms.
14	Modern period religion-state relations, instrumentalization of sectarian identities in the political plane, sects' search for power

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ebu Mansur Abdulkadir el-Bağdadi, Mezhepler Arasındaki Farklar, Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, 2011. Şehristanî, El-Milel ve’n-Nihel, Dinler, Mezhepler ve Felsefi Sistemler, trc. Mustafa Öz, T.Y.E.K, 2015. Ethem Ruhi Fığlalı, Günümüz İslam Mezhepleri, İzmir İlahiyat Vakfı Yayınları, 2011. Hasan Onat/ Sönmez Kutlu, İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi El Kitabı, Grafiker Yayınları, 2013. Halil İbrahim Bulut, Dünden Bugüne Siyasi-İtikadi İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi, Ankara Okulu Yayınları, 2012. Sönmez, Kutlu, İslam Düşüncesinde İlk Gelenekçiler- Hadis Taraftarlarının İman Anlayışı Bağlamında Bir Zihniyet Analizi, Kitabiyat, Ankara 2000. Sönmez, Kutlu, Türklerin İslamlaşma Sürecinde Mürcie ve Tesirleri, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı, Ankara 2002. Veysi, Ünverdi, İmamiyye Şia’sının İmamet Anlayışının Eleştirisi-Kadı Abdülcabbar Örneği, Endülüs yayınları, İstanbul 2020. Mehmet, Evkuran, İslam Kelamında Zihniyetler ( Maturidilik, Eşarilik ve Selefilik Üzerine Tezler), Ankara Okulu Yayınları, 2019. Ramazan Yıldırım-Mahmut Çınar, Selefilik Tarihsel Süreci ve Görüşleri, Plural yayınları.
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	Classical Exam
Information

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