| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Islamic Currents | ILH332 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Kadir GÖMBEYAZ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) The student gets information about contemporary Islamic currents/movements.
2) The student realizes the political, ideological, socio-cultural background of contemporary Islamic currents/movements
3) The student learns basic ideas and acts of contemporary Islamic currents/movements
4) The student knows and discusses multi-dimensional effects of contemporary Islamic currents/movements in the modern world
5) The student discovers the interactions between contemporary Islamic currents/movements and their different aspects
6) The student develops new perspectives on the future of contemporary Islamic currents/movements
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Low | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Low | |
| 2 | Middle | High | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | High | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 4 | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | |
| 5 | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 6 | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Low | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Contemporary religious currents/movements in the Islamic world, their history, ideas, acts, effects
Weekly Schedule
1) The history, background and characteristics of sectarianism in Islam2) Determining the terminology: classifications such as religion, sect, denomination, order, current, movement, religious group and the differences between them; the methodology of the study of contemporary Islamic currents/movements
3) The process that prepared contemporary Islamic currents/movements: Revival (Ihya) movements in Islamic world
4) Conservatism: The conservatism of Salafism: Historical development (Ashab al-hadith, Ibn Taymiyya, Wahhabism)
5) Modern Salafism: Suudi Salafism, Jihadi Salafism (al-Qaida, ISIS, etc), Political Salafism
6) Conservatism of Madrasa: Diyobandiya/Taliban Movement & Shii Madrasa Tradition and Iran
7) Conservatism of Sufi Order/Tariqa
8) Mid-term Exam
9) Cultural Reformism
10) Political Reformism: Ihwan al-Muslimin, Hizb Allah, Hizb al-tahrir etc
11) Islamic Modernism: Characteristics, Historicism & Fazlur Rahman
12) Islamic Modernism: Its story in Turkey & Criticisms & A reaction: Traditonalism
13) Islamism: Ideological/Philosophical Islamism & Politial Islamism
14) Islamist Religious-Political Movements in Turkey: Historical, Ideological, Socio-cultural background & the Milli Görüş Movement
15) Radical Religious-Political Movements in Turkey
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Mehmet Ali Büyükkara, Çağdaş İslami Akımlar
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Brain Storming
5) Self Study
6) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required