COURSE SYLLABUS

SECTS IN JUDAISM

1	Course Title:	SECTS IN JUDAISM
2	Course Code:	İLA3383
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi SÜLEYMAN SAYAR
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Süleyman SAYAR ssayar1956@hotmail.com 2431366-60332
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To recognize the process of secession in Judaism and to identify major sects, to analyze the beliefs and practices of sects; to gain the ability to evaluate religions in religions as a universal phenomenon.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Reinforcing the History of Religions culture.

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student acquires knowledge of internal divisions in religions.;
2	He grasps that the divisions are based on the political-social reasons rather than the theological differences.;
3	He classifies separations as orthodox, heterodox and heretical.;
4	He interprets the process of separation in religions through the example of Judaism.;
5	He recognizes and compares Jewish sects with basic beliefs and practices.;
6	He may describe being a member of a denomination in the frame of religious sciences with sense of belonging or other reason.;
7	He can objectively analyze the beliefs and practices of the sects through scientific research methods.;
8	He can generalize his limited analysis of Judaism to other religions in a holistic approach.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Case of Separation in Religions
2	The First Jewish Sect: The Samaritans
3	Hasidaeans, Pharisians
4	Sadducees
5	The Essenes, Zealots
6	Medieval Jewish Sects: Rabbinic Judaism
7	Karaism
8	Îsawites,Yudghânites, Mushkanites
9	Modern Jewish Sects: Orthodox Judaism
10	Reform Judaism
11	Conservative Judaism
12	Reconstructionist Judaism
13	Mystical Sects of Judaism: Sabetaism and Hasidism
14	An Anti-Zionist Movement: Neturei Karta

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	- Günay Tümer-Abdurrahman Küçük-M.A.Küçük, Dinler Tarihi, Ankara 2017. - Şehristânî, Milel ve Nihal, çev. Mustafa Öz, İstanbul 2008. - Şinasi Gündüz, “Dinlerde Ayrılık ve Çatışma: Ortodoksi-Heresi Kavgası”, İÜİFD, sy. 9 (2004), ss. 1-19. - Şinasi Gündüz, “Başkaldırı Geleneği ve Heterodoksi”, Bilimname, VI, 2004/3, ss. 75-85. - Yaşar Kutluay, İslâm ve Yahudi Mezhepleri, İstanbul 2004. - Şaban Kuzgun, Hazar ve Karay Türkleri, 2. bs., Ankara 1993. - Salime Leyla Gürkan, Yahudilik, 4. bs., İsam Yay., İstanbul 2012. - Kürşat Demirci, “Doğu Avrupa Yahudiliği: Hasidizm”, Din Eğitimi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 12/2005, sy. 16, ss.119-128. - Nuh Arslantaş, İslâm Dünyasında Sâmirîler, İstanbul 2008. - Ali Osman Kurt, Fundamentalist Yahudiler, Eskiyeni Yay., Ankara 2016. - Halil İbrahim Bulut, “Îseviyye (İslâm Dünyasında Ortaya Çıkan İlk Yahudi Mezhebi)”, EKEV Akademi Dergisi, yıl 8, sy. 18 (Kış 2004), ss. 297-318. - Seda Özmen, 18. Yüzyil Yahudi Aydınlanma Hareketi Haskala ve Moses Mendelssohn, Ayışığı Kitapları, İstanbul 2014. - - Fuat Aydın, Yahudilik,Mahya Yayıncılık, 3. bs., İstanbul 2018. - Abdurrahman Küçük, Dönmeler (Sabatayistler) Tarihi, 5. bs., Alperen Yayınları, Ankara 2001. - İsmail Başaran, Muhafazakâr Yahudilik, Arı Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul 2017. - Seda Özalkan, Siyonizm Karşıtı Yahudiler, İz Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2018. - Hatice Arslan, Bir Yahudilik Yorumu Olarak Hasidizm, Emin yayınları, Bursa 2017.
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	Multiple choice test
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	14	196
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	6	6
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	6	6
Total WorkLoad			236
Total workload/ 30 hr			7,87
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9
LO1	0	0	4	0	0
LO2	0	3	0	0	0
LO3	0	3	0	0	0
LO4	0	0	0	4	0
LO5	0	3	0	0	0
LO6	2	0	0	0	0
LO7	0	0	4	0	0
LO8	0	0	0	0	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High