Religiosity and Secularism in Political Sphere(SP 631)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP 631 | Religiosity and Secularism in Political Sphere | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Doctoral Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Birol CAYMAZ birolhoca.caymaz@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | In the process of modernization and secularization, the Republican elites who cared to detach from the old regime have tried formatting the State by a worldly equipment giving up the power of the religion to legitimize and to sanctify the politics. In the new political order, the tendencies to sanctify the regime and its founding leaders have created interesting formations related to the « non-religious religiosity » of the political figures. The seminars will focus on the intersection, disintegration and integration moments of what is earthly and the sanctity. In this course aiming to analyze the observed religious and worldly operations of sanctifying in the social political areas; with reference to theoretical analysis level of state anthropology and to conceptual framework developed by political sociology, the political and social facts and the actors related to those concerning the politization of the religion and sanctifying of the politics which are sometimes mingled in Turkey will be dealt as object of review. |
| Content | In this course, initially a theoretical and historical introduction referring to history, sociology, anthropology and political science fields related to main subject of the course history will be provided. Thereafter the official ceremonies like ceremony of accession to the throne, gird on ceremonies, selamlık of Friday, and the protocol order and the symbols implemented in those ceremonies will be dealt. Finally, in the process of establishment of modern nation-State in Turkey, in the framework of the tendency of the young Republic to detach its ties with the Ottoman past the old/new antagonisms which find expression around the political will be analyzed. The importance and the role of the official rituals and symbols in nation building process and in the determination of where lay the limit will be examined within the framework national holidays and days of commemoration, monumental sculptures, anthems, poems, plays and maps |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1-Analysis of religion in the classical literature of sociology. Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Tocqueville. 2- Dealing with the sanctity, power and rituals in the literature of state anthropology and politics 3- Sanctifying dimension of the power in historical process 4- Relations between the political sovereignty and political symbols 5- Relations between nationalism and religion in the process of political modernization 6-Dimension of religiosity of nationalism 7-Religious and non-religious practices of religiosity under the Ottoman rule 8-Analysis of the political symbols and ceremonies in the process of building the nation State in Turkey |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The course takes place in the classroom with students face to face. From time to time, for the Ottoman and Republican periods engraving miniatures, pictures and movies, the records of the Ottoman march will be used. PhD candidates will contribute to the course with the presentations they will do, subjects of which will be related to the problematics dealt within the framework of the subjects treated in class during the last three weeks. Every student should send to the lecturer and to his classmates a draft text, a bibliography and articles about his presentation at least one week before the presentation. |
| References |
Hande Özkan- “Türkiye’de tek parti dönemi coğrafya ve mekan anlayışları: yatay bir dönemlendirme denemesi”, Toplum ve Bilim, 94, güz 2002, s. 143-174 Marc Abeles- Devletin antropolojisi. Kesit yay., 1998. Selim Deringil- Simgeden Millete. II. Abdülhamid’den Mustafa Kemal’e cevlet ve millet. İletiştim yay., 2007. Selim Deringil- İktidarın Sembolleri ve İdeoloji. II. Abdülhamid dönemi. (1876-1909). YKY., 2001. Ayça Alemdaroğlu- “Öjeni düşüncesi”, Modern Türkiye’de Siyasi Düşünce: Milliyetçilik. C. 4, İletişim yay., 2002. Benedict Anderson- Hayali Cemaatler. Metis yay., 2007. Marc Auge- Çağdaş dünyaların antropolojisi. Kesit yay., 1995. Ernest Gellner- Milliyetçiliğe Bakmak. iletişim yay., 1998. Faik Gür- “Atatürk heykelleri ve Türkiye’de resmi tarihin görselleşmesi”, Toplum ve Bilim, 2001 Eric. J. Hobsbawm- Geleneğin icadı. Agora kitaplığı, 2006. Asım Karaömerlioğlu- “Türkiye’de köycülük”, Modern Türkiye’de Siyasi Düşünce: Kemalizm. C. 2, İletişim yay., 2001. Sibel Bozdoğan, Reşat Kasaba- Türkiye’de modernleşme ve ulusal kimlik. Tarih vakfı yurt yay., 1999. Sibel Bozdoğan- Modernizm ve ulusun inşası. Erken Cumhuriyet Türkiyesi’nde mimari kültür. Metis yay., 2002. G. Özbay- “Osmanlıdan cumhuriyete gençlik ve spor bayramları”, toplumsal tarih, 65, 1999, s. 33-38. Sibel Özbudun- Ayinden törene. Anahtar kitaplar, 1997. Zafer Toprak- “II. Meşrutiyet döneminde para-militer gençlik örgütleri”, Tanzimattan Cumhuriyete Türkiye ansiklopedisi, İletişim yay., C 2, 1985, 531-536. Seyfi Öngider- İki şehrin hikayesi. Ankara İstanbul çatışması, Aykırı yay., 2003. Neşe G. Yeşilkaya- Halkevleri: İdeoloji ve mimarlık. İletişim yay., 1999. Yiğit Akın- “Gürbüz ve yavuz evlatlar” Erken Cumhuriyet’te beden terbiyesi ve spor. İletişim yay., 2004. Arzu Öztürkmen- Türkiye’de folklor ve milliyetçilik. İletişim yay., 1998. Arzu Öztürkmen- “Milli bayramlar: şekli ve hatırası I, II”, Toplumsal tarih, S 28 ve 29, Nisan-Mayıs 1996. Esra Özyürek- “Cumhuriyet’le nikahlanmak: Üç kuşak Cumhuriyet ve bir yurttaş yaratmak sergileri”, ss. 185-214, Esra Özyürek (derleyen)- Türkiye’nin toplumsal hafızası. İletişim yay. 2001 içerisinde. Nazlı Ökten- “Ölümsüz bir ölüm, sonsuz bir yas: Türkiye’de 10 kasım”, ss. 325-346, Esra Özyürek (derleyen)- Türkiye’nin toplumsal hafızası. İletişim yay. 2001 içerisinde. Caner Onay- Tören, kutlama ve saha içi gösteri teknikleri. Nobel, 2004. Esra Özyürek- Modernlik nostaljisi: Kemalizm, laiklik ve gündelik hayatta siyaset. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi yay., 2008. Hakan T. Karatepe- Padişahım çok yaşa. Osmanlı devletinin son zamanında merasimler. Kitap yay., 2004. Ayşegül Komsuoğlu, Namık Sinan Turan- “Türkiye’de ulus inşası sürecinde halkevleri temsilleri”, Bilgi ve bellek, kış 2007, ss. 88-114. Özbay Güven- “Osmanlıdan Cumhuriyete Gençlik ve Spor Bayramları”,Toplumsal Tarih, Mayıs 1999, 33-38. Birol Caymaz- “Cumhuriyet’in 10. yıl kutlamaları”, Bilgi ve bellek, kış 2007, ss. 115-139. Birol Caymaz- “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin kuruluş sürecinde laiklik tartışmaları”,Bilgi ve Bellek yaz 2005, ss. 173-185 Birol Caymaz- Türkiye’de Vatandaşlık. Resmi ideoloji ve yansımaları. Bilgi Üniversitesi yay., 2007. Zafer Toprak- “II. Meşrutiyet döneminde paramiliter gençlik örgütleri”, Tanzimattan Cumhuriyete Türkiye ansiklopedisi, İletişim yay., C.2, ss. 531-536. Melike Hergüllü Şahin- “Paramiliter Osmanlı genç dernekleri ve Osmanlı genç dernekleri mecmuası”, Bilgi ve bellek, yaz 2005, ss. 113-133. Etienne Copeaux- “Türk kimlik söyleminin topografyası ve kronografisi”, tarih eğitim ve tarihte “öteki” sorunu. Ss. 70-84, Berkyat A., Tuncer C.H., (ed). Tarih vakfı yurt yay. 1998. Etienne Copeaux- “Bir haritanın tarihi”, Defter, 32, ss. 82-89. Melis Süloş- “Bir Cumhuriyete iki bayram. Cumhuriyet döneminde 1908 Hürriyet Bayramı kutlamaları. ss. 72-75. Filiz Çolak- “Osmanlı başkentinde Hürriyet Bayramı kutlamaları”, Toplumsal tarih, 151, temmuz 2006, ss. 62-69 |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and organization of the course. Providing the course description document and the overall presentation of the resources. The candidates ' selection of subject and presentation plan. |
| 2 | Conceptual framework and presenting the historical background. |
| 3 | Marx and Engels’s analysis on religion |
| 4 | Religion and secularization process in Weber |
| 5 | Definition of religion and secular religiosity in Durkheim |
| 6 | Religion in Tocqueville. The case of America |
| 7 | Religious and secular holidays in Ottoman state |
| 8 | Theories of nationalism and theinvention of the tradition |
| 9 | Mid-term exam |
| 10 | Invention of the tradition : Selamlık of Friday Ottoman coat of arms and the imperial band |
| 11 | Foundation of the symbol of Atatürk during the One-Party period |
| 12 | Monumental sculptures of Atatürk as national symbol |
| 13 | Modern capital of the Nation-state Ankara |
| 14 | National holidays in modern Turkey |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation | 1 | 25 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 50 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 12 | 8 | 96 |
| Assignments | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 203 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 8.12 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 8 | ||