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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 5(6), pp. 489 - 494
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050608
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Books on Ethics as Instructive Texts and an Unknown Copy of Ahmed M眉r艧id卯 Efendi's Book on Ethics
M眉zahir Kili莽 *
Turkish Education Department, Faculty of Education, A臒r谋 陌brahim 脟e莽en University, Turkey
ABSTRACT
Suggestion or admonition means advice. In literature, works which give advices on religion, communal living, occupations and management services or show the way to be a good person and be successful in life are called advice letters (pend-n芒me). Advice letters are advice books. They are the rules that mark out how to be a good person in society and direct the human life in the direction of the commands and prohibitions of 陌slam. These rules have been formed in accordance with the 陌slamic commands, and to an extent they are the prohibitions to be obeyed. It is seen that such works have been written in almost every era of classical Turkish literature. Kutadgu Bilig, Atabet眉'l-Hak芒y谋k and Divan-谋 L眉gati't-T眉rk as the first works of Islamic literature are like advice books in terms of the subjects and messages they carry. Even G枚kt眉rk inscriptions are like an advice book with its messages that represent a historical experience. Two significant works of this field are the books on ethics written by G眉vahi and Ahmed M眉r艧id卯 Efendi. These works are particular source for linguistic area as they include mottos along with proverbs, idioms, anecdotes and fairy tales. The works of Ahmed M眉r艧id卯 Efendi known as poet of books on ethics have many written and printed copies. A written copy of this work was explored by one of our students. This copy which consists of 201 sheets and 7265 couplets was copied by Muhammed Nuri Efendi from Burdur. An artisan in Burdur keeps it.
KEYWORDS
Classical Turkish Literature, Book on Ethics, Advice Letter, Ahmed M脺R艧id卯 Efendi, Written Copy
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[1] M眉zahir Kili莽 , "Books on Ethics as Instructive Texts and an Unknown Copy of Ahmed M眉r艧id卯 Efendi's Book on Ethics," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 489 - 494, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050608.
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M眉zahir Kili莽 (2017). Books on Ethics as Instructive Texts and an Unknown Copy of Ahmed M眉r艧id卯 Efendi's Book on Ethics. Sociology and Anthropology, 5(6), 489 - 494. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050608.