| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe |
| Course Type |
Area Elective Courses |
| Course Instructor(s) |
ARAŞ. GÖR. HASAN ÇİMENCİ |
| 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 |
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course. |
| Recommended Reading List |
“Myth and Reality & Images and Symbols” - Mircea ELIADE, “The Epic of Gilgamesh - The Great Man Who Didn't Want to Die” - Jean BOTTÉRO, “Gılgameş: Tarihte İlk Kral Kahraman & Kur'an, İncil ve Tevrat'ın Sumer'deki Kökeni” - Muazzez İlmiye ÇIĞ, "Sanatın Mitolojisi" - İsmail GEZGİN, “Türk Mitolojisinin Ana Hatları” - Yaşar ÇORUHLU, “Anadolu Mitolojisi” - İsmet Zeki EYÜBOĞLU, “The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia” - Sharon R. STEADMAN & Gregory McMAHON, “Minyatürlerle Osmanlı-İslam Mitologyası & Dionisos ve Anadolu Köylüsü” - Metin AND, "İMan and His Symbols & Symbols of Transformation” - Carl G. JUNG, “The Hero's Journey & The Mythic Image” - Joseph CAMPBELL, “Future Primitive” - John ZERZAN, “Myths & Legends: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins and Meanings” - Philip WILKINSON, “Contemporary Art and Classical Myth” - Isabelle Loring WALLACE & Jennie HIRSH |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
1 presentation the midterm, 1 exam and 1 assignment for the final. |
| Work Placement |
Not available for the course. |
| Catalog Content |
Fundamental concepts of mythology, Panofsky’s iconography and iconological method; Sumerian mythology and the Epic of Gilgamesh; origins of Turkish mythology: shamanism, gods, spirits, heroes, colors, animals, the universe, the world, and tree cults; Anatolian mythology; Ottoman and Islamic mythology through miniature art; Jung, collective unconscious and symbols in psychology; Campbell, comparative mythology, monomyth, and the hero’s journey; occultism, esotericism, tarot cards, and astrological archetypes; cosmic order, earth, sky, water, light, mother, death, dreams, and awakening themes in mythic imagery and contemporary sculpture. |
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