Two Stories Written in Eastern Turki as Part of the Swedish Missionary Work (Svenska Missionsforbundet) in East Turkistan

Erbay, Fatih (2023) Two Stories Written in Eastern Turki as Part of the Swedish Missionary Work (Svenska Missionsforbundet) in East Turkistan. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 76 (3). pp. 469-486. ISSN 0001-6446

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Abstract

Religious texts are written in understandable language due to their instructive and preaching characteristics. Although different methods are used in these texts, the form of 'narration/storytelling' is prominent. In this article, two stories, 'The House of Hasan' and 'The Story of the Nightingale,' which were published in Eastern Turki by Swedish missionaries in the East Turkistan region with the Swedish Mission Press, are evaluated by considering their stylistic features. While these stories were written in Eastern Turki, Arabic and Persian words, which the public often saw in works related to the Islamic religion, were also frequently used. Such linguistic choices are related to the source person's message to the receiver and the importance of the receiver's easy understanding of the text.

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