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Last Updated: 27/06/2013

Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
TAR112 - Ancient Mystery Cults II. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Course
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. ERKAN İZNİK
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended It is suggested for students to take TAR 107 Ancient History I and TAR 108 Ancient History II.
Recommended Resources Mirecki P. - Meyer, M. (2002), Magic and ritual in the ancient world, Leiden: Brill. Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (1999) İlkellerde din. çev. Hüsen Portakal. Ankara : Öteki Yay. Lings, Martin. (1991) Antik inançlar modern hurafeler.Çev. Nabi Avcı, Ufuk Uyan. İstanbul : Ağaç Yayıncılık. Kingsley, Peter. (1995) Ancient philosophy, mystery, and magic : empedocles and pyhagorean tradition.Oxford : Clarendon Press. Rappaport, Roy A. (1999) Ritual and religion in the making of humanity.Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Beard, Mary. (1998) Religions of Rome. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Hamilton, Malcolm B. (1998) Sociology and the world's religions.Hampshire : Macmillan Press. Can, Şefik, (2000), Klasik Yunan Mitolojisi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi. Roller, Lynn E., (2004), Ana Tanrıça’nın İzinde, çev. Betül Avunç, İstanbul: Homer Kitabevi. Ulansey, D., (1998), Mithras Gizlerinin Kökeni, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. Vermaseren, M. J., (1977), Cybele and Attis, London: Thames and Hudson. Bayladı, Derman, (1987) Uygarlıklar Kavşağı Anadolu, İstanbul: Say Yay., İstanbul. Uhlig, Helmut, (2001), Avrupa’nın Anası: Anadolu, çev. Yasemin Bayer, İstanbul: Telos Yayıncılık
Work Placement Not Applicable
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 What is the Mystery Cult? What are the characteristics of Mystery Cults?
Week - 2 Cult of Mother Goddess
Week - 3 Cult of Mother Goddess
Week - 4 Cult of Isıs-Osiris
Week - 5 Cult of Isıs-Osiris
Week - 6 Cult of Demeter
Week - 7 Cult of Orvefs
Week - 8 Cult of Dyonizos
Week - 9 Mid-term
Week - 10 Cult of Mithra
Week - 11 Cult of Mithra
Week - 12 Mysteries in Ancient World
Week - 13 Mysteries in Ancient World
Week - 14 Mysteries and the Christianity

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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