Zeynep Oktay
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403015 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zeynep Oktay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zeynep |
| FAMILY NAME | Oktay |
| SIGNATURE | OKTAY Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bogaziçi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8009-4339 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Abdi̇li̇llah Benarafe’ni̇n Al-Havâmîm Adli Romaninin Örneklemi̇nde Tasavvufi̇-İrfânî Roman Ayriminin Eleşti̇ri̇si̇
Son dönem Arap romancılığında hayli rağbet gören Faslı yazar Abdilillah Benarafe’nin (d. 1962) kendisinin adlandırdığı “irfânî romanlar” gerek yazar gerekse bazı Arap edebiyatçılarınca tasavvufî romanlardan farklı bir yerde konumlandırılmaktadır. Ancak bu ayrımın edebî unsurlar yönünden olmayıp siyasi ve düşünce dünyasındaki ideolojik nedenlerden olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Türkçe literatüre bakıldığında ise bu romanlara dair yapılan çalışmaların sın…
Deyiş in transmission: Alevi poetry and music as religious tradition
Religious poems sung with music, the Alevi deyiş are an integral part of Alevi ritual and social life. Due to the dynamics of oral transmission, the same deyiş can be performed with all kinds of music, the words of the deyiş can change from one performance to the next, and pen names can multiply. The unique experiential function of the deyiş lies precisely in this dynamic and fluid plurality. The deyiş serve as the anchor of communal identity, li…
Alevism as Islam: Rethinking Shahab Ahmed’s conceptualization of Islam through Alevi poetry
Shahab Ahmed’s What is Islam?: The Importance of Being Islamic, published in 2016, has significantly impacted discussions on the definition of Islam. This article focuses on Ahmed’s reconceptualization of Islam as ‘hermeneutical engagement with Pre-Text, Text, and Con-Text of Revelation to Muḥammad’. As an Islamic tradition which greatly contradicts various normative Islamic traditions, Alevism is a valuable locus for testing Ahmed’s reconceptual…
Alevi-Bektashi Literature as a Discursive Tradition: Interpretive Strategies, Orality, Charisma-Loyalty
Focusing on a particular textual and oral tradition of the Ottoman context, that of the Alevi-Bektashi written corpus, this article defines Alevi-Bektashi literature as a discursive tradition and stresses that different types of discourses, literary or otherwise, require different interpretive strategies. Understanding the type of discourse embodied by a given text can inform us on the interpretive communities involved. In the context of Alevi-Be…
Chapter 3. Layers of Mystical Meaning and Social Context in the Works of Kaygusuz Abdal
Alevism as Islam: Rethinking Shahab Ahmed’s conceptualization of Islam through Alevi poetry
Shahab Ahmed’s What is Islam?: The Importance of Being Islamic, published in 2016, has significantly impacted discussions on the definition of Islam. This article focuses on Ahmed’s reconceptualization of Islam as ‘hermeneutical engagement with Pre-Text, Text, and Con-Text of Revelation to Muḥammad’. As an Islamic tradition which greatly contradicts various normative Islamic traditions, Alevism is a valuable locus for testing Ahmed’s reconceptual…
Alevi-Bektashi Literature as a Discursive Tradition: Interpretive Strategies, Orality, Charisma-Loyalty
Focusing on a particular textual and oral tradition of the Ottoman context, that of the Alevi-Bektashi written corpus, this article defines Alevi-Bektashi literature as a discursive tradition and stresses that different types of discourses, literary or otherwise, require different interpretive strategies. Understanding the type of discourse embodied by a given text can inform us on the interpretive communities involved. In the context of Alevi-Be…
Chapter 3. Layers of Mystical Meaning and Social Context in the Works of Kaygusuz Abdal
Alevism as Islam: Rethinking Shahab Ahmed’s conceptualization of Islam through Alevi poetry
Shahab Ahmed’s What is Islam?: The Importance of Being Islamic, published in 2016, has significantly impacted discussions on the definition of Islam. This article focuses on Ahmed’s reconceptualization of Islam as ‘hermeneutical engagement with Pre-Text, Text, and Con-Text of Revelation to Muḥammad’. As an Islamic tradition which greatly contradicts various normative Islamic traditions, Alevism is a valuable locus for testing Ahmed’s reconceptual…
Alevi-Bektashi Literature as a Discursive Tradition: Interpretive Strategies, Orality, Charisma-Loyalty
Focusing on a particular textual and oral tradition of the Ottoman context, that of the Alevi-Bektashi written corpus, this article defines Alevi-Bektashi literature as a discursive tradition and stresses that different types of discourses, literary or otherwise, require different interpretive strategies. Understanding the type of discourse embodied by a given text can inform us on the interpretive communities involved. In the context of Alevi-Be…
Abdi̇li̇llah Benarafe’ni̇n Al-Havâmîm Adli Romaninin Örneklemi̇nde Tasavvufi̇-İrfânî Roman Ayriminin Eleşti̇ri̇si̇
Son dönem Arap romancılığında hayli rağbet gören Faslı yazar Abdilillah Benarafe’nin (d. 1962) kendisinin adlandırdığı “irfânî romanlar” gerek yazar gerekse bazı Arap edebiyatçılarınca tasavvufî romanlardan farklı bir yerde konumlandırılmaktadır. Ancak bu ayrımın edebî unsurlar yönünden olmayıp siyasi ve düşünce dünyasındaki ideolojik nedenlerden olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Türkçe literatüre bakıldığında ise bu romanlara dair yapılan çalışmaların sın…
Deyiş in transmission: Alevi poetry and music as religious tradition
Religious poems sung with music, the Alevi deyiş are an integral part of Alevi ritual and social life. Due to the dynamics of oral transmission, the same deyiş can be performed with all kinds of music, the words of the deyiş can change from one performance to the next, and pen names can multiply. The unique experiential function of the deyiş lies precisely in this dynamic and fluid plurality. The deyiş serve as the anchor of communal identity, li…
Islamic Studies and History (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Families in Therapy and Culture (2 works) · History (2 works) · Islamic Thought and Society Studies (2 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (2 works)