Islamic novels begin to be written from the 1970s and attracted much attention until the 1990s. The Islamic community, which has stayed away from the novel until then, has showed great interest in these books where Islamic sensitivities were processed, tried to educate their children through fiction. These novels, which are seen as a kind of alternative / counter literature for the Islamic community, have gained great popularity and broke sales records over time. In this context, Islamic novels have made a name for themselves in a period of Turkish literature and reached large audiences. Although Islamic novels were simplified by literary critics, they were not seen in society in the same way and saw great interest.
This study aims to examine the dream element and the functions of the dream in Islamic novels, which have become a representative of a certain group in our literature and changed the perspective of the conservative community to school/reading. Thirty writers from the leading Islamic novelists of Turkish literature were selected in the study and a sample of these novelists was examined. As a result of the study, the purpose of the use of dreams in Islamic novels, the function of dreams in the novel fiction and the messages, what kind of meanings are given to dreams and so on. It will be tried to be determined.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Creative Arts and Writing |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2020 |
Submission Date | January 8, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | June 10, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 10 Issue: 1 |
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