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The twenty two essays collected in Turkish Language, Literature and
History offer insights into Turkish culture in the widest sense.
Written by leaders in their fields from North America, Europe and
Turkey, these essays cover a broad range of topics, focusing on
various aspects of Turkish language, literature and history between
the eighth century and the present. The chapters move between
ancient and contemporary literature, exploring Sultan Selim's
interest in dream interpretation, translating newly uncovered
poetry and exploring the works of Orhan Pamuk. Linguistic
complexities of the Turkish language and dialects are analysed,
while new translations of 16th century decrees offer insight into
Ottoman justice and power. This is a festschrift volume published
for the leading scholar Bob Dankoff, and the diverse topics covered
in these essays reflect Dankoff's valuable contributions to the
study of Turkish language and literature. This cross-disciplinary
book offers contributions from academics specialising in
linguistics, history, literature and sociology, amongst others. As
such, it is of key interest to scholars working in a variety of
disciplines, with a focus on Turkish Studies.
The twenty two essays collected in Turkish Language, Literature and
History offer insights into Turkish culture in the widest sense.
Written by leaders in their fields from North America, Europe and
Turkey, these essays cover a broad range of topics, focusing on
various aspects of Turkish language, literature and history between
the eighth century and the present. The chapters move between
ancient and contemporary literature, exploring Sultan Selim's
interest in dream interpretation, translating newly uncovered
poetry and exploring the works of Orhan Pamuk. Linguistic
complexities of the Turkish language and dialects are analysed,
while new translations of 16th century decrees offer insight into
Ottoman justice and power. This is a festschrift volume published
for the leading scholar Bob Dankoff, and the diverse topics covered
in these essays reflect Dankoff's valuable contributions to the
study of Turkish language and literature. This cross-disciplinary
book offers contributions from academics specialising in
linguistics, history, literature and sociology, amongst others. As
such, it is of key interest to scholars working in a variety of
disciplines, with a focus on Turkish Studies.
This book is a translation of one of the most important Turkish
scholarly works of the twentieth century. It was the masterpiece of
M.F. Koprulu, one of Turkey s leading, and most prolific,
intellectuals and scholars. Using a wide variety of Arabic, and
especially Turkish and Persian sources, this book sheds light on
the early development of Turkish literature and attempts to show
the continuity in this development between the Turks and that of
Anatolia. Early Mystics in Turkish Literature addresses this topic
within the context of other subjects, including Sufism, Islam and
the genesis of Turkish culture in the Muslim world.
This is a major contribution to the study of Turkish literature and
is essential reading for scholars of Turkish literature, Islam,
Sufism and Turkish history.
"Early Mystics in Turkish Literature "describes the early
development of Turkish literature, especially mystical folk
literature, through the lives of the poets Ahmad Yasaawi in Central
Asia and Yunus Emre in Anatolia during the Middle Ages.
This book is a translation of one of the most important Turkish
scholarly works of the 20th century. It was the masterpiece of M.F.
Koprulu, one of Turkey's leading, and most prolific, intellectuals
and scholars. Using a wide variety of Arabic, and especially
Turkish and Persian sources, this book sheds light on the early
development of Turkish literature and attempts to show the
continuity in this development between the Turkish of Central Asia
and that of Anatolia. Early Mystics in Turkish Literature addresses
this topic within the context of other subjects, including:
*Sufism
*Islam
*The genesis of Turkish culture in the Muslim world
This book is a major contribution to the study of Turkish
literature andis essential reading for scholars of Turkish
literature, Islam, Sufism and Turkish history.
This book has been translated into English by Gary Leiser and
Robert Dankoff. Gary Leiser is the Director of the Travis Air
Museum at Travis AFB, California. He received a doctorate in Middle
Eastern history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. He has
been engaged in a long term project of translating into English the
major historical works of M.F. Koprulu.
This groundbreaking book challenges many stereotypical views about
the historical practice of prostitution. Based on twenty years'
research, and organized by region, it charts the history of sex for
sale in those chief centres of the late antique and medieval East,
whether in Arabia, Egypt, Syria or Anatolia. Ranging extensively
from 300 CE to 1500 (or from the reign of Theodosius to the early
Ottoman period), Gary Leiser meticulously examines the available
sources and argues for a reappraisal of the so-called oldest
profession. He suggests that it was never prohibited; that there
was remarkable continuity between Christian and Muslim rule; and
that prostitution was institutionalized as a 'service industry' at
various times. Indicating that sex work in the East had its own
distinctive character and meanings (for example, that it was taxed
from the time of Caligula onwards and that prostitutes were
expected to retain tax receipts), the book brings continually fresh
insights to a controversial subject.
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