Mîhâîl Nu‘ayme’nin “Mirdad’ın Kitabı” Eserinde İslam ve Hristiyanlık / Islam and Christianity in “The book of Mirdad” by Mîkhâîl Nu‘ayma

Besire EZIZELIYEVA

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Mîhâîl Nu‘ayme’nin “Mirdad’ın Kitabı” Eserinde İslam ve Hristiyanlık / Islam and Christianity in “The book of Mirdad” by Mîkhâîl Nu‘ayma

Authors:

Besire EZIZELIYEVA

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

Şarkiyat Mecmuası 2014 Issue 24, pp.75-88

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2014

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000603905

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2717-6916

pISSN:

1307-5020

Abstract:

 

The novel “The Book of Mirdad” written in English by the prominent Arab writer, Mîkhâîl Nu‘ayma, conveys literary-philosophical, theological characteristics in the Humanistic perspective. In the novel, Islam and Christianity, Sufism and mysticism have been taken up in different aspects. The subjects such as the flood of Noah, the temporality of the world, the concept of “Self”, the judgement day and the maturity of human-being have been taken up in the novel with the ideas of mystical thoughts of Islam and Christianity.

 


Öz: Ünlü Arap yazar Mîhâîl Nu‘ayme, İngiliz dilinde kaleme aldığı “The Book of Mirdad” (Mirdad’ın Kitabı) adlı eserinde edebî-felsefî, dinî-teoloji gibi konuları ele alarak onları humanist bir bakış açısıyla ortaya koymaktadır. Romanda İslam ve Hristiyanlık, sufizm ve mistisizm konuları çeşitli yönlerden ele alınmıştır. Nuh’un tufanı, dünyanın faniliği, “benlik” düşüncesi, kıyamet,  insanın manevî kemâle ermesi gibi konular İslam ve Hristiyan dinlerinin mistik düşünce tarzıyla ele alınmıştır.  

Anahtar Kelimeler: Nu‘ayme, Mirdad, sufizm, Hristiyanlık, roman.

Abstract: The novel “The Book of Mirdad” written in English by the prominent Arab writer, Mîkhâîl Nu‘ayma, conveys literary-philosophical, theological characteristics in the Humanistic perspective. In the novel, Islam and Christianity, Sufism and mysticism have been taken up in different aspects. The subjects such as the flood of Noah, the temporality of the world, the concept of “Self”, the judgement day and the maturity of human-being have been taken up in the novel with the ideas of mystical thoughts of Islam and Christianity.

Keywords: Nu‘ayma, Mirdad, sufism, Christianity, novel.

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Article Details

Mîhâîl Nu‘ayme’nin “Mirdad’ın Kitabı” Eserinde İslam ve Hristiyanlık / Islam and Christianity in “The book of Mirdad” by Mîkhâîl Nu‘ayma

Authors: Besire EZIZELIYEVA

Publisher: Istanbul University

Journal: Şarkiyat Mecmuası 2014 Issue 24, pp.75-88

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2014

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000603905

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2717-6916

pISSN: 1307-5020

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Authors:

Besire EZIZELIYEVA

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

Şarkiyat Mecmuası 2014 Issue 24, pp.75-88

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2014

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000603905

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2717-6916

pISSN:

1307-5020