Criticism of Religious Institutions in Rûhî's Terkib-bend

Bünyamin Taş

Article Details

Criticism of Religious Institutions in Rûhî's Terkib-bend

Authors:

Bünyamin Taş

Publisher:

Hacettepe University

Main Topics:

Klasik Türk Edebiyatı

Journal:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 40, pp.35-62

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318478

pISSN:

1305-5992

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Abstract:

 Rûhîs critical poem, written in the terkib-bend verse form, attracted great attention since the day it was written. Thus, subsequently, as far as it is known, there are around thirty nazires within the tradition to which it belongs. Academic research during the modern period continued to be interested in Rûhîs terkib-bend. These scholarly publications, paid attention to the interwined concepts of the terkib-bend where the poet criticizes behaviors such as injustice, lack of merit, hypocrisy, greed and ungratefulness. This article will focus on the criticisms voiced through the characters called zahid or sufi in the poem. A significant part of the poem, which consists of seventeen bends in total, is devoted to criticizing these types and glorifying the rind type. The fact that religious figures are criticized through the aforementioned characters in the ten bends, corresponding to more than half of the poem, shows that the subject of religion holds an important place in the poets criticism. The criticism is not limited to the inappropriate actions of the religious characters, but also includes symbols related to their status. Thus, a holistic criticism was made against the institutionalized structure of religion with the help of symbols such as madrasah, masjid, tekke, book, vestment cubbe and turban.

 Rûhîs critical poem, written in the terkib-bend verse form, attracted great attention since the day it was written. Thus, subsequently, as far as it is known, there are around thirty nazires within the tradition to which it belongs. Academic research during the modern period continued to be interested in Rûhîs terkib-bend. These scholarly publications, paid attention to the interwined concepts of the terkib-bend where the poet criticizes behaviors such as injustice, lack of merit, hypocrisy, greed and ungratefulness. This article will focus on the criticisms voiced through the characters called zahid or sufi in the poem. A significant part of the poem, which consists of seventeen bends in total, is devoted to criticizing these types and glorifying the rind type. The fact that religious figures are criticized through the aforementioned characters in the ten bends, corresponding to more than half of the poem, shows that the subject of religion holds an important place in the poets criticism. The criticism is not limited to the inappropriate actions of the religious characters, but also includes symbols related to their status. Thus, a holistic criticism was made against the institutionalized structure of religion with the help of symbols such as madrasah, masjid, tekke, book, vestment cubbe and turban.

 Rûhîs critical poem, written in the terkib-bend verse form, attracted great attention since the day it was written. Thus, subsequently, as far as it is known, there are around thirty nazires within the tradition to which it belongs. Academic research during the modern period continued to be interested in Rûhîs terkib-bend. These scholarly publications, paid attention to the interwined concepts of the terkib-bend where the poet criticizes behaviors such as injustice, lack of merit, hypocrisy, greed and ungratefulness. This article will focus on the criticisms voiced through the characters called zahid or sufi in the poem. A significant part of the poem, which consists of seventeen bends in total, is devoted to criticizing these types and glorifying the rind type. The fact that religious figures are criticized through the aforementioned characters in the ten bends, corresponding to more than half of the poem, shows that the subject of religion holds an important place in the poets criticism. The criticism is not limited to the inappropriate actions of the religious characters, but also includes symbols related to their status. Thus, a holistic criticism was made against the institutionalized structure of religion with the help of symbols such as madrasah, masjid, tekke, book, vestment cubbe and turban.

 Rûhînin terkib-bend nazım biçimiyle yazdığı eleştirel şiiri, yazıldığı günden itibaren büyük bir ilgi görmüştür. Bu durumun doğal bir sonucu olarak ait olduğu gelenek içinde, bilindiği kadarıyla, otuz civarında naziresi vardır. Rûhînin terkib-bendine gösterilen alaka, modern dönemde akademik araştırmalar aracılığıyla da sürdürülmüştür. Söz konusu bilimsel yayınlarda genellikle şiirdeki eleştirinin hangi kavramlarla örüldüğüne dikkat edilmiş ve şairin adaletsizlik, liyakatsizlik, riya, tamah ve nankörlük gibi davranışları eleştirdiği tespit edilmiştir. Bu yazıda ise şiirde zahid veya sufi olarak çağrılan tipler aracılığıyla yapılan eleştiriye dikkat çekilmiştir. Toplam on yedi bendden oluşan şiirin önemli bir kısmı, bu tiplerin yerilmesine ve onlara mukabil rind tipinin yüceltilmesine mahsustur. Şiirin yarısından fazlasına tekabül eden on bendde anılan tiplemeler üzerinden dinî kişiliklerin yerilmiş olması, şairin eleştirisinde din konusunun daha özel bir yeri olduğunu göstermektedir. Eleştiri, mezkûr tiplemelerin uygunsuz görülen eylemleriyle sınırlı kalmayıp onların statüsüyle alakalı sembollere de uzanmıştır. Böylece medrese, mescit, tekke, kitap, cüppe ve sarık gibi semboller yardımıyla dinin kurumsallaşan yapısına yönelik bütüncül bir eleştiri yapılmıştır.

Article Details

Criticism of Religious Institutions in Rûhî's Terkib-bend

Authors:

Bünyamin Taş

Publisher:

Hacettepe University

Main Topics:

Klasik Türk Edebiyatı

Journal:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 40, pp.35-62

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318478

pISSN:

1305-5992

Ruhi of Baghdad

terkib-bend

criticism of religious institution.Bağdatlı Rûhî

terkib-bend

kurumsal din eleştirisi

Issues

Article Details

Criticism of Religious Institutions in Rûhî's Terkib-bend

Authors: Bünyamin Taş

Publisher: Hacettepe University

Main Topics: Klasik Türk Edebiyatı

Journal: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 40, pp.35-62

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001318478

pISSN: 1305-5992

Ruhi of Baghdad

terkib-bend

criticism of religious institution.Bağdatlı Rûhî

terkib-bend

kurumsal din eleştirisi

Issues

Authors:

Bünyamin Taş

Publisher:

Hacettepe University

Main Topics:

Klasik Türk Edebiyatı

Journal:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları (HÜTAD) Issue 40, pp.35-62

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318478

pISSN:

1305-5992