CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Dikici, Ayse Ezgi |
|---|---|
| Title | Painting an Icon of the Ideal Gazi: An Exploration of the Cultural Meanings of the Love Affair Episode in Suzi Chelebi's Gazavatname of Mihaloglu Ali Bey |
| Summary | This research focuses on the functions of the love affair episode in the Ottoman poet Suzi Chelebi’s construction of the ideal gazi image in his Gazavatname of Mihaloglu Ali Bey. As such, this is the first literary exploration of that particular part of the epic poem written in the early sixteenth century. The study concentrates on two main issues; first, the role of love (both mystical and this-worldly) in the narrative, and second, the representation of Christians and of their relationship with the gazi. The conclusion acknowledges, first of all, that the poem shares with other gaza narratives an inclusivist attitude towards the religious Other and an emphasis on the rewards of the gazīs in this world (particularly in the form of booty, slaves, and women); yet, the discussion also points out that the peculiarity of Suzi’s conception of the ideal gazi lies for the large part in the way he renders this inclusivism within a strong Sufi framework to which a mystical conception of love is central. |
| Supervisor | Gaspar, Cristian-Nicolae |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/dikici_ayse.pdf |
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