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The Seljuk period was undoubtedly one of
the most intensively creative periods in the history of the
Islamic world. It displayed splendid achievements in every
artistic field, with subtle differences from one region to the
next. The Seljuk period in the history of art and architecture
extends for approximately two centuries from the Seljuk
conquest in the second quarter of 11th century to the
establishment of the Ilkhan dynasty in the second quarter of
the 13th century. During this period, the centre of power
within the Islamic world shifted from the Arab territories to
Anatolia and Iran, with the traditional centres now residing
in the Seljuk capitals.
Anatolia produced three great leaders in
the world of humanism Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (1207-1273),
Haci Bektaş Veli (1210-1271) and Yunus Emre (1238-1320). Just
half a century after these three leaders, the three great
humanists of the west appeared - Dante
(1265-1321), Petrarca (1304-1374) and Boccaccio (1313-1375).
MEVLANA
CELALEDDIN RUMI*
Come, come again, whoever,
whatever you may be come: Heathen, fire-worshipper, sinner
of idolatry, come. Come even if you broke your penitence a
hundred times, Ours is not the portal of despair or misery,
come.
*Transl. By Talat S. Halman, Mevlana Celaleddin
Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes.
YUNUS EMRE*
Those who have mastered life's meaning shall
know no pain, The hearts that seek God's truth will never
die in vain. Flesh is mortal, not the soul; the dead can't
return, Only the body dies, souls can never be slain. Hearts
may take a thousand roads to find life's essence; Unless one
has God's grace one has nothing to gain. Take care, don't
break the loved one's heart, it's made of glass; Once broken,
you cannot put it together again. God created the world for
the Prophet's friendship; Those who come into the world must
go, they can't remain.
*Transl. By Talat S. Halman, The Penguin
Book of Turkish Verse.
Tour
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03
- 15 August 2007
17 - 29 August 2007 |
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