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Course Title	Code	Compulsory/Elective	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
Ancient Mystery Cults	TAR112	VII. SEMESTER	2+0	4.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s)	PROF. DR. ERKAN İZNİK
Mode of Delivery	The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
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, TAR 108 Ancient History II and TAR211 Roman History
Recommended Reading List	BACHOFEN, J. Jakob., Söylence, Din ve Anaerki, çev. Nilgün Şarman, Payel Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1997ÖZBAYOĞLU, Erendiz, “İlkçağda Anadolu Kültüründe Esrime”, XII. TTK Kong., Ankara, 1999.EVANSD-PRITCHARD, E. E. (1999) İlkellerde din. çev. Hüsen Portakal. Ankara : Öteki Yay.FRAZER, G. James, Altın Dal, çev. Mehmet H. Doğan, Payel Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1991.THOMSON, G., Tarih Öncesi Ege, I – II, çev. Celal Üster, Payel Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1995.
Assessment methods and criteria	1 mid-term (Classic), 1 final exam (Classic)
Work Placement	Not Applicable
Catalog Content	The phenomenon of ‘Mysteries’; Differences between Myster and pagan faith; Characteristics of Mysteries; The mysteries of Cybele and its areas of spread;of Cybele and Attis; The mysteries of Isis and Osiris and its areas of spread; The mysteries of Serapis; The Eleusinian Mysteries; The mysteries of Demeter and of Dionysus, the cult of Orpheus; The cult of Mithra and its areas of spread; Discussions about the relationship between Mysteries and monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam); The social reflections of mysteries; The analysis of the concepts of "goddess" and "god "according to the structures of early socities