Divan of Yunus Emre

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The "Divan of Yunus Emre" is a seminal collection of mystical Sufi poetry in Old Anatolian Turkish that profoundly shaped Turkish literature and spiritual culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sufi literature
Turkish literary work
poetry collection
associatedWith Anatolian Sufism
Bektashi tradition
author Yunus Emre
circulation manuscript tradition
contains hymns
ilahis
prayer-like poems
countryOfOrigin Anatolia
culture Turkish culture
focusesOn ethical conduct
inner spirituality
love of humanity
genre Sufi poetry
mystical poetry
hasForm rhymed verse
syllabic meter
historicalSignificance foundational work of Turkish Sufi literature
major source for early Anatolian Turkish language
influenced Ottoman Turkish poetry
Turkish Sufi music lyrics
Turkish folk poetry
language Old Anatolian Turkish
legacy core text in Turkish spiritual culture
symbol of Turkish mystical humanism
literaryTradition Turkish literature
mainTheme annihilation of the self
divine love
humanism
spiritual poverty
unity of God
period 13th century
14th century
region Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
surface form: Anatolian Seljuk realm
religiousContext Islam
Islamic mysticism
religiousTradition Sufism
style didactic tone
oral poetic tradition
simple language
transmission oral recitation
usedIn Sufi lodges
Turkish folk religious ceremonies
religious gatherings

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Yunus Emre notableWork Divan of Yunus Emre