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Haci Bektaş-I Veli ve humanizm anlayişi
Haci Bektaş-I Veli and humanism concept

Author(s): Ahmet Özalp
Subject(s): Cultural history, Semiology, Social Philosophy, Social history, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Middle-East Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Hacı Bektaş Veli; Hümanism; Maslow; Symbol; Sociology;

Summary/Abstract: It seems like it is an obligation to examine some motifs in order to understand the socio-psychological viewpoint of Anatolian culture. Within this viewpoint, the examination of certain people who has affected Anatolian people sociologically becomes important. Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli is the most important person among this certain people. The examination of this person’s life and thought in terms of humanistic approach will ease to find answers for some questions related to sociology and social structure in Anatolia. The main purpose of this study which examines Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli’s thought structure in terms of humanism traces based on symbolic approach is to study Veli’s life with a socio-psycologic viewpoint.The method of this study is based on literature search of Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli’s humanistic thought traces and the interpretation of these thoughts with symbols. The reason of this study is to show how much importance Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli attaches to human life and individual values.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 33
  • Page Range: 441-445
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Turkish