The Human-Animal Relationship in Pre-Modern Turkish Literature
Author | : Dilek Bulut Sarikaya |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2023-01-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781666928860 |
ISBN-13 | : 1666928860 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Human-Animal Relationship in Pre-Modern Turkish Literature written by Dilek Bulut Sarikaya and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Human-Animal Relationship in Pre-Modern Turkish Literature: A Study of The Book of Dede Korkut and The Masnavi, Book I, II, Dilek Bulut Sarikaya explores medieval Anatolia, where humans' connectivity to nonhuman animals was not yet disrupted by the capitalist economic systems and demonstrates how ancient societies treated nonhuman animals as self-conscious, spiritual individuals, capable of feeling pain with highly advanced forms of intentionality.