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Last Updated: 02/03/2026

Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
TAR112 - Ancient Mystery Cults 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.
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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, TAR 108 Ancient History II and TAR211 Roman History
Recommended Resources BEARD, Mary. (1998) Religions of Rome. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.BURKERT, Walter, Eskiçağ Gizem Tapıları, çev. S. Şener, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 1999.CAN, Şefik, (2000), Klasik Yunan Mitolojisi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi.ÇAPAR, Ö., “Anadolu’da Kybele Tapınımı”, A.Ü.D.T.C.F. Dergisi, XXIX / 1-4, Ankara, 1979.ÇAPAR, Ö., “Roma Tarihinde Magna Mater (Kybele) Tapınımı”, A.Ü.D.T.C.F. Dergisi, XXIX / 1-4, Ankara, 1979.DÜRÜŞKEN, Ç., Roma’nın Gizem Dinleri, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000.ELIADE, M., Dinsel İnançlar ve Düşünceler Tarihi, (çev. A. Berktay), Kabalcı Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2003İZNİK, E. “Anadolu’nun Sıradışı Rahipleri; Galluslar”, Anadolu Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, C. S. 3, Eskişehir, 2005.İZNİK, E., “Anadolu’da Gizemli Bir Işık: Mithra”, Uluslararası Türk Dünyası İnanç Merkezleri Kongresi; 23-28 Eylül 2002, Mersin, Ankara, 2004.ROLLER, Lynn E., (2004), Ana Tanrıça’nın İzinde, çev. Betül Avunç, İstanbul: Homer Kitabevi.ULANSEY, D., (1998), Mithras Gizlerinin Kökeni, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Work Placement Not Applicable
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 "Mister Religion" as a Concept and Discussions of the Sources
Week - 2 Religion in the Roman Civilization
Week - 3 Religion in the Roman Civilization
Week - 4 Cult of Mother Goddess - Early Periods
Week - 5 Mysteries of Mother Goddess - Classical Period
Week - 6 Mysteries of Dionysos (Bacchus)
Week - 7 Mysteries of Dionysos (Bacchus)
Week - 8 Mid terms
Week - 9 Mysteries of Eleusis
Week - 10 Mysteries of Eleusis
Week - 11 Mysteries of Isis and Osiris
Week - 12 Mysteries of Isis and Osiris
Week - 13 Mysteries of Mithra
Week - 14 Mithra Misterleri

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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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