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Şehbenderzâde Filibeli Ahmed Hilmi's work, Amak-ı Hayal, presents a complex narrative about the intellectual and epistemic crises faced by individuals with a series of encounters commencing as a Sufi journey. Raci is a meticulously developed character who embodies the psychological disintegration resulting from the modernization process he is experiencing. The work can be regarded as a “crisis narrative” that reflects the ontological and cultural fractures of its setting period.
The title and the accounts of Raci's quests under the mentorship of Aynalı Dede illustrate the disruption of the contemporary individual's firm conviction in reality and absolute knowledge. Under the guidance of Aynalı Dede, Râci undergoes a knowledge crisis, wherein he, as a representation of the modern individual, confronts the limitations of rational-modern epistemology: faith in the certainty of knowledge is undermined, truth is disjointed, and identity becomes malleable.
The novel's setting illustrates the cultural conflicts encountered, highlighting the tensions between Western influences and traditionalists who resisted them, as well as the dislocation of modern individuals, who are estranged from their origins and incapable of defining their path. Consequently, the sections commencing with individual crises disclose certain details that enable us to infer conclusions regarding social crises.
My work demonstrates how the intralingual translations address these depictions of crisis in Amak-ı Hayal through the lens of the crisis Raci undergoes. Intralingual translations will be analyzed to understand how these depictions of crisis in Filibeli Ahmet Hilmi's work are preserved in relation to the simplification of language, the translation and elucidation or obfuscation of Sufi concepts, censorship in certain editions, and the adaptation of the narrative to align with the contemporary reader's understanding of crisis.
| Keywords | Amak-ı Hayal, intralingual translation, crisis, modernization, individualization, cencorship, Sufism |
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