Hammer - Doğu'nun Kaşifi

Hammer - Explorer of the East Book Description Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, whose feet set foot in Europe, whose mind and soul wandered in Asia; He is someone who sees the dreams of the East and speaks the language of the West, that is, he has something to say to the West. Hammer, who stands out in European literature as an orientalist who opened the doors of the East to the West, has gained fame as a historian in Turkish literature, especially for his work History of the Ottoman Empire. This versatile intellectual, who spent his life exploring the East as a European, wanted to reveal the culture, literature and history of the East as a whole in his works written with endless energy and determination to work. In addition to his works such as political history, literary history and administrative history, he translated the works of names such as Hafız, Gazali, Kâtip Çelebi and introduced them to Europe, and brought Evliya Çelebi's Travelogue to the attention of the scientific world, even though it had not yet been published in the Ottoman Empire. Hammer spent his life in search of the untouched resources of the East at a time when orientalism studies had not become a professional field in Europe, and he brought these resources to the agenda of Europe with both his copyrighted works and translations. As the founder and publisher of Treasures of the Orient, the first serious scientific journal focusing on the East, he ensured the continuity of the scientific environment required by the current interest. On the one hand, he is the founder of the Vienna Academy of Sciences, and on the other hand, he is someone whom the Ottoman Sultan deemed worthy of the Medal of Honor for his work. In this book, written by Tuğba İsmailoğlu Kacır by blending Hammer's biography, his life, his works and the testimonies of his contemporaries from German primary sources, he will read with what background and interest a European intellectual looked at the East and what he saw in the example of Hammer, and will examine the adventure of Hammer's life as well as his works. and you will be able to follow in detail the impact they create. In addition, this study will fill an important gap in the literature as it is the first Turkish monograph focusing on Hammer. “Hammer: Explorer of the East” is a reference book that reveals the mind map of a great intellectual and inspires in every aspect… (From the Promotional Bulletin)