Nation, Kingship, and Language The Ambiguous Politics of Ehmedê Khânî’s Mem û Zîn
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| Publication date | 05-2019 |
| Journal | Kurdish Studies |
| Volume | Issue number | 7 | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 31-50 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
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| Abstract | In this article, I argue that discussions of whether any Kurdish nationalism may be found in Xanî’s Mem û Zîn proceed from rather anachronistic assumptions. Through an exploration of the language ideology found in this work, I demonstrate that the work’s mystical meaning interacts in rather complex ways with its political views. In particular, the king or prince plays a crucial, if ambiguous, political, linguistic, and eschatological role in the poem. Thus, Mem û Zîn may be read as a specimen of vernacularisation rather than romantic nationalism. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.33182/ks.v7i1.487 |
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