Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE EAST 14005045 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Kurtuluş CENGİZ
Assistants
Goals The main objective of this course is to shed light on the Middle East viewing through the lenses of sociological and anthropological disciplines.
Course Content This course involves fundamental sociological and anthropological studies seeking to understand Middle Eastern (and sometimes Islamic geographies in general).
Learning Outcomes 1) Examines sociological studies on Middle Eastern societies
2) examines anthropological studies on Middle Eastern societies.
3) Understanding regional, cultural and historical particularities of social dynamics.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Histories of Middle East and Islam Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Histories of Middle East and Islam Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week General Overview of Muslim Societies Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week General Overview of Muslim Societies Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Methodological Debates Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Methodological Debates Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Islam and Heterodoxy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Fieldworks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Fieldworks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Fieldworks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Fieldworks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Fieldworks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Fieldworks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
• Ayfer Karakaya- Stump (2016) Vefailik, Bektaşilik, Kızılbaşlık, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
El Azmeh, Aziz (2012) İslamlar ve Moderniteler, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. 1-164
Geertz, Clifford (2012) İki Kültürde İslam: Fas ve Endonezya’da Dini Değişim, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları
Lindholm, Charles (2004) İslami Ortadoğu: Tarihsel Antropoloji, çev.Balkı Şafak, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15555
PY25555
PY45555
PY75555
PY85555

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 8
Homework 2 30
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 3 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload