Publisher's Synopsis
This volume presents the papers of the seminar which commemorated Yunus Emre, the Turkish poet in the occasion of 750th anniversary of his birth. These are the contents of the book: The era of Yunus Emre and Turkish Humanism, by Melek Delilbasi, Head of History Dept., Ankara University; Abraham as a model of Spiritual Experience in Monotheistic Traditions, by Bruna Costacurta, Gregorian University; cultural background of Yunus Emre, by Sevim Tekeli, Ankara University; Yunus Emre et sa philosophie, by Ibrahim Agah Cubukcu, Ankara University; Islam and Christian Spirituality in Spain: Contacts, Influences, Similarities, by Francisco de Borja de Medina, S. J., Gregorian University; L'homme, le monde et l'univers chez Yunus Emre, by Kenan Gursoy, Ankara University; Some elements of the Mysticism of St. Francis in the Thirteenth Century Context, by William Henn, OFM Cap., Gregorian University; Art and Architecture of Anatolia in the Age of Yunus Emre, by Olus Arik, Ankara University; Contemporary Approaches to Mysticism, by John O'Donnell, S. J., Gregorian University.
