| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe |
| Course Type |
Elective Courses |
| Course Instructor(s) |
PROF. DR. ÇİĞDEM KARA |
| Mode of Delivery |
face to face |
| Prerequisites |
There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course. |
| Courses Recomended |
mythology and literature theory |
| Recommended Reading List |
*Ülkü, V., (1997), “Çalınan Böbrek-Veya Günümüzün Söylencelerinden Bir Örnek”, Türk Dili Dergisi, S. Ocak-541, s. 55-64. *Özer, E., (1999), Şehir Efsaneleri-İnanılmaz Ama ‘Gerçek’ Yüzlerce Hikaye, İstanbul: Parantez. *Love, J. F., (1989), Altın Kemer Efsanesi, S. S. Cılızoğlu (çev.), İstanbul: İlgi Yayıncılık. |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
midterm and final exam |
| Work Placement |
Not Applicable |
| Catalog Content |
Genre of Legend; Types of Legends: Myth, Saint Legend, Urban Legend, Rumor and Gossip, Chain Letters, Memorats; Reality in Legend: Scientific Reality, Accidental True, Believed Reality; Reasons for Emergence of the Legend; Transmission of Legend and Multi-Conduit Theory; The Current Face of Legends: Narrator Societies; Contemporary Topics; Traditional Motifs, Context and Virtual or Real Settings of Performance of Legend; Theories on Legend: Evolutionist Theory, Structuralism, Psychoanalyst, Functionalism, Myth – Ritual Theory, Euhemerism. |
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