Research Article

Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Volume: 9 Number: 1 April 29, 2024
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Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Abstract

Abstract Yunus Emre, the prominent Turkish poet who left his mark on the 13th century, stands out as the most significant folk poet producing poetry in vernacular Turkish. On the other hand, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American essayist, is recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of the 19th century. Despite living in different centuries, the commonality between these two representative figures is love, more precisely Divine love. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the intellectual realms of Turkish Sufi poet Emre and American thinker Emerson through their profound exploration of love. Focusing on Emre's impact in Turkish Islamic culture and Emerson's role in American Transcendentalism, both are examined as representative men of their eras. The article introduces the similarities of Divine love in the teachings and worldviews of these influential thinkers, and illustrates their contributions to humanity's cultural and intellectual development. Emre and Emerson’s intellectual legacy forms the primary focus of the article and offers a perspective on how their understanding of love significantly shaped humanity's collective consciousness.

Keywords

Yunus Emre, Ralph Waldo Emerson, mysticism, transcendentalism, Divine love

Thanks

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APA
Kaçmaz, E. (2024). Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson). Söylem Filoloji Dergisi, 9(1), 158-171. https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1439343
AMA
1.Kaçmaz E. Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson). Söylem. 2024;9(1):158-171. doi:10.29110/soylemdergi.1439343
Chicago
Kaçmaz, Ercan. 2024. “Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson)”. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi 9 (1): 158-71. https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1439343.
EndNote
Kaçmaz E (April 1, 2024) Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson). Söylem Filoloji Dergisi 9 1 158–171.
IEEE
[1]E. Kaçmaz, “Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson)”, Söylem, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 158–171, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.29110/soylemdergi.1439343.
ISNAD
Kaçmaz, Ercan. “Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson)”. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi 9/1 (April 1, 2024): 158-171. https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1439343.
JAMA
1.Kaçmaz E. Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson). Söylem. 2024;9:158–171.
MLA
Kaçmaz, Ercan. “Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson)”. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 158-71, doi:10.29110/soylemdergi.1439343.
Vancouver
1.Ercan Kaçmaz. Restful Souls: The Representative Men (Yunus Emre and Ralph Waldo Emerson). Söylem. 2024 Apr. 1;9(1):158-71. doi:10.29110/soylemdergi.1439343