Keywords
Turkish philosophy
Imadeddin Nasimi
humanism
hurufism
Asian literatures
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Abstract
In the paper, the authors examine the works of the classic of Azerbaijani literature Imadeddin Nasimi (1369-1417) through the prism of the theory of Nikolai Konrad. He stated that the Renaissance as a cultural era originated and developed first in Asian literature and then flourished in Europe. The dominant features of the Renaissance worldview, their manifestation in European and Asian literatures are determined. Nasimi was a prominent apologist for Hurufism, promoted it by literary means, but his work was much broader than the popularization of Hurufite teachings and had a universal significance. Interpretation of Nasimi’s works shows that his glorification of a human being, recognition of godliness, national intentions, creativity in the native Azerbaijani language, along with the ‘book’ language of Farsi, reinforces self-knowledge, synthesis of faith with personal doubts, cult of feelings (love) giving grounds that Nasimi’s work organically fits into the context of Renaissance culture. These features determine the greatness and genius of Imadeddin Nasimi’s poetry.
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