The Development of Literature on Missionaries in the Turkish Language

This article surveys how Turkish writings on missionaries developed chronologically and contextually over the years. It focuses on publications over three periods in the history of modern Turkey beginning with publications from the late 1920s and the 30s, which are stud- ied as early examples of Tur...

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Main Author: Cemal Yetkiner
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Language:English
Published: İlmi Etüdler Derneği (İLEM) 2014-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.insanvetoplum.org/index.php/IVT/article/view/164/194
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description This article surveys how Turkish writings on missionaries developed chronologically and contextually over the years. It focuses on publications over three periods in the history of modern Turkey beginning with publications from the late 1920s and the 30s, which are stud- ied as early examples of Turkish writings on missionaries. It also analyses the second wave of anti-missionary writings which came during the 1950s and 1960s. Lastly, this work looks at the writings on missionaries during the 1990s and early 2000s. These publications represent the ele- ments of the general literature on missionary activities in modern Turkey, which are generally colored with nationalist sentiments in a broad sense. Although some of the works studied in this article might not be considered as academic as others in terms of their methods of approach, they are still very important in allowing us to better understand the development of the history of the intellectual discussions amongst Turkish writers on missionaries and their roles in the past and present. This study is an attempt to build a parallel correlation over three periods in order to better understand the roles of missionaries, the spaces they built and their status in the collective memory of Turkish people.
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spelling doaj-art-c057d2225f8247ee8a8cfecf047f0d742025-08-20T02:02:32Zengİlmi Etüdler Derneği (İLEM)İnsan & Toplum2146-70992146-70992014-06-014716317810.12658/human.society.4.7.M0086The Development of Literature on Missionaries in the Turkish LanguageCemal YetkinerThis article surveys how Turkish writings on missionaries developed chronologically and contextually over the years. It focuses on publications over three periods in the history of modern Turkey beginning with publications from the late 1920s and the 30s, which are stud- ied as early examples of Turkish writings on missionaries. It also analyses the second wave of anti-missionary writings which came during the 1950s and 1960s. Lastly, this work looks at the writings on missionaries during the 1990s and early 2000s. These publications represent the ele- ments of the general literature on missionary activities in modern Turkey, which are generally colored with nationalist sentiments in a broad sense. Although some of the works studied in this article might not be considered as academic as others in terms of their methods of approach, they are still very important in allowing us to better understand the development of the history of the intellectual discussions amongst Turkish writers on missionaries and their roles in the past and present. This study is an attempt to build a parallel correlation over three periods in order to better understand the roles of missionaries, the spaces they built and their status in the collective memory of Turkish people.http://www.insanvetoplum.org/index.php/IVT/article/view/164/194ReligionPoliticsMissionariesSocial HistoryAnti-missionary WritingsModern Turkey
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The Development of Literature on Missionaries in the Turkish Language
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Religion
Politics
Missionaries
Social History
Anti-missionary Writings
Modern Turkey
title The Development of Literature on Missionaries in the Turkish Language
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title_fullStr The Development of Literature on Missionaries in the Turkish Language
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title_short The Development of Literature on Missionaries in the Turkish Language
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Politics
Missionaries
Social History
Anti-missionary Writings
Modern Turkey
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