Using Hermann Gunkel’s Chaoskampf Theory to Examine Bektashi Velayetnames About Struggles with Dragons

Menakıbnames are called velayetnames in Bektashi culture and represent texts that narrate tales of miraculous deeds or keramet performed by prominent figures of a sect. When the first examples of menakıbnames began to be offered in the ancient Islamic world, they aligned with the essential value tha...

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Main Author: Erkan Kalaycı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2021-06-01
Series:İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/3E35CFC528B94B8F9B4C2E2A27649826
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