Information Package / Course Catalogue
Folk Beliefs
Course Code: TRDE567
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

to give basic information about the folk beliefs and help students to understand the society in which they live

Course Content

religious understanding based on Quran and sunnah religious understanding based on tradition religious understanding based on Far eastern beliefs

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will have information about beliefs based on Far Eastern culture.
2.Students will have information about astrology, magic, fortune telling, and the evil eye.
3. Students will obtain information about miracles.
4.Students will have information on folk beliefs based on the culture of catechism.
5. Students will learn about folk beliefs
Recommended or Required Reading
1.TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, Bidat, büyü, cin, fal, gayb, hurafe, kahin, nazar, ilm-i ahkamı nücum maddeleri
2.İlk Türk Mutasavvıfları, M. Fuad Köprülü, Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı Yayınları, 1991
3.Türklerin ve Moğolların Eski Dini, Jean Poul Roux, Kabalcı Yayınevi, 2011
4.Edebiyat Araştırmaları, M. Fuad Köprülü, 1999, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları
5.Türk Milli Kültürü, İbrahim Kafesoğlu, Ötüken Yayınları, 2016
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Religious understanding based on Quran and sunnah
Week 2 - Theoretical
Religious understanding based on Sect
Week 3 - Theoretical
Religious understanding based on tradition
Week 4 - Theoretical
Folk beliefs based on catechism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Folk beliefs based on mysticism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Holiness
Week 7 - Theoretical
Miracles
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Magic, spell
Week 9 - Theoretical
The evil eye
Week 10 - Theoretical
Omen, ill omen
Week 11 - Theoretical
Holy places
Week 12 - Theoretical
Religious understanding based on Far Eastern belief
Week 13 - Theoretical
Yoga, meditaiton
Week 14 - Theoretical
Spiritual folk beliefs
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination150252
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026