Folklore in the Time of Young Turks: Situating a New Discipline in Nineteenth Century Ottoman Thought

Folklore in the Time of Young Turks: Situating a New Discipline in Nineteenth Century Ottoman Thought

Folklore served Turkish nationalism in different ways. This essay explores five original texts of folklore written by Young Turk intellectuals, namely Ziya Gökalp, Yusuf Akçura, Fuat Köprülü, Rıza Tevfik and Selim Sırrı Tarcan, between 1913-1929. It elaborates on the ways in which these Ottoman inte...

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Veröffentlicht in:Western folklore 2020-03, Vol.79 (2/3), p.139-178
1. Verfasser: Ozturkmen, Arzu
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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19th century
Academic disciplines
Akçura, Yusuf
Analysis
Education
Folk literature
Folklore
Folklore and history
Folklore and nationalism
Gokalp, Mehmet Ziya
History
Intellectuals
Köprülü, Mehmet Fuat
Languages
Nationalism
Political activism
Power
Tarcan, Selim Sirri
Turkish culture
Turkish language
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Zusammenfassung:Folklore served Turkish nationalism in different ways. This essay explores five original texts of folklore written by Young Turk intellectuals, namely Ziya Gökalp, Yusuf Akçura, Fuat Köprülü, Rıza Tevfik and Selim Sırrı Tarcan, between 1913-1929. It elaborates on the ways in which these Ottoman intellectuals approached this new discipline and discussed its use in the context of rising Turkish nationalism.
ISSN:0043-373X
2325-811X