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CHAPTER II: THE CONCEPTION OF THE UNIVERSE

Ayhan Biçak

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The Idea of State in pre-Islamic Turkish Thought

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS 5
PREFACE 7
INTRODUCTION 9
CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEMS OF TURKISH THOUGHT 16
CHAPTER II: THE CONCEPTION OF THE UNIVERSE 37
CHAPTER III: THE MODEL OF A WORLD STATE: The Myth of Oğuz Khan 61
CHAPTER IV: THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE STATE: The Orhon Inscriptions 67
CHAPTER V: THE WISE RULER: Kutadgu Bilig 77
CONCLUSION 101
BIBLIOGRAPHY 109
INDEX 113

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS 5
PREFACE 7
INTRODUCTION 9
CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEMS OF TURKISH THOUGHT 16
CHAPTER II: THE CONCEPTION OF THE UNIVERSE 37
CHAPTER III: THE MODEL OF A WORLD STATE: The Myth of Oğuz Khan 61
CHAPTER IV: THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE STATE: The Orhon Inscriptions 67
CHAPTER V: THE WISE RULER: Kutadgu Bilig 77
CONCLUSION 101
BIBLIOGRAPHY 109
INDEX 113

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