Abstract:
The purpose of this article, which presents the subject with a descriptive
method based on document analysis, was to reveal the importance of
using shadow puppets in religious education classes as an artisticpedagogical
tool. Firstly, it was mentioned for what purposes shadow
puppets were used in history. Secondly, this article discusses the historical
stages of the Karagöz shadow puppet and the reasons for its use as
a pedagogical tool. Thirdly, this article addresses the benefits of puppetry
in teaching by proposing an art-based approach to religious education.
Then it talks about the pre-service teachers’ presentations with the
Karagoz shadow play. Lastly, the article outlined how important it is for
education and cultural transmission to keep shadow puppets alive in
classrooms and online.
