THE ISSUE OF CULTURAL IDENTITY IN SALAMA MOUSSA AND CEVAT ŞAKIR KABAAĞAÇLI'S ESSAYS
Abstract
The role of the ancient cultures in their own cultural identities is one of the
major issues in the essays of Salama Moussa and Cevat §akir Kabaagagh, the
Egyptian and the Turkish writers.
Egyptian writer Salama Moussa, in his essays concerning this issue,
underlines the significance of the pharaonic past of Egypt, regards the ancient
Egypt as the basis of the civilization and argues that the pharaonic culture must be
adopted as the main element of the Egyptian cultural identity.
On the other hand, Cevat $akir Kabaaga^li, the Turkish writer, emphasizes the
role of the ancient Anatolian culture in the contemporary Turkish identity. He
argues that the origins of the ancient Greek civilization emerged in Anatolia. And
he also expresses that many cultural elements of the ancient Anatolian
civilizations surviving in the time being in Turkey.
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References
- See, Brugman,J, an Introduction to the History of Modern Arabic Literature in Egypt, Leiden, E.J.Brill,1984, p.341,342.
- See Rahmi Er, Modern Mısır Romanı (1914-1944), Ankara 1997, p.38-39.
- For Salama Moussa, see Brugman, J, Ibid, p.392-402.
- See Bedrettin Aytaç, Modern Mısır Edebiyatında Kültürel Kimlik Arayışına Bir Örnek; Selâme Mûsâ, Birinci Orta Doğu Semineri( Kavramlar Kaynaklar ve Metodoloji) , Bildiriler, T.C. Fırat Üniversitesi Orta-Doğu Araştırmaları Merkezi, Elazığ 2004, p.201-207.
- See Salama Moussa, MısrAsl al-Hadara , Cairo 1947, p. 22.
- See Ibid, p. 103.
- See Ibid, p.27,61.
- See Ibid, p.63.
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Bedrettin Aytaç
This is me
Publication Date
December 19, 2011
Submission Date
December 19, 2011
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2006 Number: 9