COURSE SYLLABUS

INDIAN RELIGIONS IN ISLAMIC SOURCES

1	Course Title:	INDIAN RELIGIONS IN ISLAMIC SOURCES
2	Course Code:	FDB6150
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
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:	Prof. Dr. MUHAMMET TARAKÇI
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 assimilate knowledge of the religious and social history of India. To have an advanced understanding of the common concepts and beliefs of Indian religions. To identify and systematize the information about Indian religions in Islamic sources and to evaluate the value of this information with current sources. Based on this, to gain the ability to scientifically analyze other religions with a comparative approach.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Recognizing the accumulation of Muslims and gaining self-confidence through the information given by classical Islamic sources about Indian beliefs.

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student learns Indian religions in a professional level.;
2	He knows Islamic sources on Indian religions;
3	He identifies and classifies the knowledge on Indian religions in the Muslim literature. ;
4	He compares common terms and beliefs in Indian religions, and discerns similar and different aspects;
5	He improves his ability of foreign languages to investigate Indian religions in a professional level.;
6	He can make observation and have interviews in India to confirm his information about Indian religions. ;
7	He cooperates with scholars and academic institutions, and contributes this field.;
8	He evaluates the information provided by Muslim authors such as Bîrûnî and Şehristânî.;
9	He generalizes his approach to Indian religions, and develops a new approach or method.;
10	He can produce comparative studies on this area.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The religious history of India and Indian Religions
2	Indian Religions in Muslim Sources
3	Ya'qûbî and Indian Religions
4	Mas'ûdî and Indian Religions
5	Indian Beliefs and Customs in the Akhbâr al-Sîn wa'l-Hind of Süleyman al-Tajir and Abu Zayd al-Sîrâfî
6	Maqdisî and Indian Religions
7	Abû'l-Ma'âlî and Indian Religions
8	Ibn an-Nadîm and Indian Religions
9	Ibn Hazm and Indian Beliefs
10	Shahrastânî and Indian Religions
11	Bîrûnî and Indian Religions I
12	Bîrûnî and Indian Religions II
13	Bîrûnî and Indian Religions III
14	Ahmad Chalabî and Indian Religions

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	- Mysore Hiriyanna, Hint Felsefesi Tarihi, transl. Fuat Aydın, İstanbul 2011; - D .S. Sarma, Hint Dini Tarihine Giriş, transl. Fuat Aydın, İstanbul 2005; - Fuat Aydın, "Hint Din Düşünce ve Tarihine Dair Türkçe Bir Bibliyografya Denemesi", Dîvân, sy. 16 (2004/1), 161-181; - Fuat Aydın, Hint Dinî Düşüncesinde İnsanın Özgürlük Arayışı (Hinduizm'de Kurtuluş), Ataç Yay., İstanbul 2005. - Kemal Çağdaş, Hint Eski Çağ Kültür Tarihine Giriş, Ankara 1974; - Günay Tümer, Bîrûnî’ye Göre Dinler ve İslâm Dini, Ankara 1975; - Günay Tümer, "Beyruni'nin Karşılaştırmalı Dinler Tarihi Çalışmaları", Beyruni'ye Armağan, TTK, Yay., Ankara 1974, s. 209-230; - Ali İhsan Yitik, Hint Kökenli Dinlerde Karma İnancının Tenasüh İnancıyla İlişkisi, Ruh ve Madde Yay., İstanbul 1996. - Ali İhsan Yitik, Doğu Dinleri, İSAM Yay., İstanbul 2014; - Ali İhsan Yitik, "Hinduizm'de Din ve Din Anlayışı: Dharma Kavramı", Dinler Tarihi Araştırmaları II, Ankara 2000, s. 309-318; - Ali İhsan Yitik, "Bîrûnî’nin Kaleminden Hinduizm", Milel ve Nihal, 10/3 (2013), 149-200; - Ali İhsan, "Hint Dinlerinde Kötülük ve Şeytan", Milel ve Nihal, 1/1 (2003), 21-39; - Ali İhsan Yitik, "Hintlilerde Dünyadan Kurtulmanın Keyfiyeti ve Yolu", Sûfî Araştırmaları, 3/6 (2012), 101-114; - Ali İhsan Yitik, Batı'yı Aydınlatan Doğu, Metamorfoz Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2018; - Arthur Jeffery, "Birûnî’nin Karşılaştırmalı Dinler Tarihine Katkısı", transl. Muhammet Tarakçı, UÜİFD, XIX/2 (2002), 315-252; - W. Montgomery Watt, "Biruni ve İslam Dışı Dinlerle İlgili Çalışmaları", transl. Milel ve Nihal, X/3 (2013), 249-257; - K. O. Kamaruzaman, "İslami Bir Din Bilimleri Metodolojisinin Teşekkülüne Doğru: Bîrûnî Örneği", transl. Muhammet Tarakçı, Marife, 2/2 (2002), 161-175; - Y. Hikmet Bayur, Hindistan Tarihi, 3 c., Ankara 1987; - Bîrûnî, Tahkîk mâ li'l-Hind, Haydarabad 1378/1958 (Turkish transl.: Tahkîku mâ li'l-Hind: Bîrûnî'nin Gözüyle Hindistan, transl. Kıvameddin Burslan, TTK Yay., Ankara 2015); - Eng.: Edward C. Sachau, Alberuni’s India.., 2 vols., London 1888;- Bîrûnî, Mazîden Kalanlar (el-Âsâru’l-Bâkiye), transl. Ahsen Batur, Selenge Yay., İstanbul 2011; - İbnu'n-Nedîm, el-Fihrist, ed. Rıza Teceddüd, Tahran 1391/1971 (Turkish transl.: el-Fihrist, transl. Ramazan Şeşen, Çıra Yay., İstanbul 2017); -Şehristânî, el-Milel ve'n-nihal, ed. M. S. Kîlânî, 2 c., Beyrut 1406/1986 (Turkish transl.: Milel ve Nihal: Dinler, Mezhepler ve Felsefî Sistemler Tarihi, transl. M. Öz, Litera Yay., İstanbul 2008); - Bruce B. Lawrence, Shahrastânî on Indian Religions, Hungary: Mouton, 1976; - Süleyman el-Tâcir, Doğu'nun Kalbine Seyahat, transl. Ramazan Şeşen, Yeditepe Yay., İstanbul 2012; - A. Hilmi Ömer Budda, Dinler Tarihi, İstanbul 1935; - Kürşat Demirci, Hinduizmin Kutsal Metinleri Vedalar, İşaret Yay., İstanbul 1991; - Cemil Kutlutürk, Hinduizm'de Avatar İnancı, Otto Yay., Ankara 2017; Cemil Kutlutürk, Hindu Kutsal Metinleri Upanişadlar, Dergâh Yay., İstanbul 2014; -Bhagavad Gita: Tanrı'nın Şarkısı, transl. Mehmet Ali Işım, Verka Yay., Bursa 2019; - Korhan Kaya, Hintlilerde Tanrı, İstanbul 1998; - Gulam Haydar Asi, İslâm'ın Diğer Dinlere Bakışı, transl. İbrahim Hakan Karataş, İnsan Yay., İstanbul 2005; - Jacques Waardenburg, Müslümanların Diğer Dinlere Bakışları, transl. Fuat Aydın, Ensar Neşriyat, İstanbul 2006; - Ahmed Şelebî, Mukârenetü'l-Edyân 4: Edyânu'l-Hindi'l-kübrâ, 8. ed., Kahire 1986; - İbn Hazm (Sempozyum Kitabı), Ensar Neşriyat, İstanbul 2010; - Journal of Milel ve Nihal (Special issues of Bîrûnî, İbn Hazm and Şehristânî); The articles of DIA (44 vol.): Bîrûnî, Brahmanizm, Hinduizm, Hindistan, Tenasüh, etc.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	50
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	50
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Written Examination
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	8	112
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	15	15
Total WorkLoad			175
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,83
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LO2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LO3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
LO4	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
LO5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
LO6	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
LO7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0
LO8	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
LO9	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
LO10	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High