Information Package / Course Catalogue
Music and Belief Interaction in the Historical Process
Course Code: GTM517
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

In the historical process, the interaction between music and belief is aimed.

Course Content

1-The concepts of music and belief in the historical process. 2-The interaction between pre-Islamic music and belief in Turks. 3-The interaction between post-Islamic and belief in Turks. 4-Approaches to the concept of ritual. 5-Ritual and art phenomen. 6-Ritual andmusical phenomen. 7-Resources, current evaluations and literature.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mustafa Oner UZUN
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the concepts of identity, culture,
2.Learns the concepts of culture and music.
3.Understands the historical process of cultural musicology and its contents.
4.Learns the subjects including the concepts of music and belief in the historical process.
5.Comprehends the interaction between music and belief in Turks before and after islam.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ihvan-ı Safha'da music thought, Yalçın Çetinkaya
2.Culture and Music, Feyzan Göher Vural
3.Identity, ritual, musical performance, Ulaş Özdemir.
4.Islamic cultural atlas, İsmâil Râci-Luis Lâmia el-Fârûkî
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Identity, culture, cultural identity.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cultural transfer, memory art, cultural memory.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Multiculturalism, the concep of migration and main approaches.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Relationship between syncretism and belief.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Approaches to the concept of ritual.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ritual and art phenomenon
Week 7 - Theoretical
Belief in the contex of ritual and art.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Belief in the contex of ritual and art.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Historical perspective.
Week 10 - Theoretical
The relationship between music and belief in the historical process.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The interaction between pre-islamic music and belief in Turks.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The interaction between post-islamic music and belief in Turks.
Week 13 - Theoretical
The interaction between Ottoman period music and belief.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Islamic culture atlas, islamic arts, sound art-hendese-i savt.
Week 15 - Theoretical
FINAL EXAM
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory146198
Midterm Examination15510
Final Examination117017
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-4
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
5
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026