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The first part of Panel I: Identity – Subjectivity in the Literary Gurani

Identity – Subjectivity in the Gurani literature In the first panel of the symposium, Dr. Behrooz Chamanara, Director of the International Institute for the Study of Kurdish Societies (IISKS) in Göttingen, presented a paper on „Identity – Subjectivity in Literary Gurani“. His lecture shed light on the emergence of the discourse of „selfhood“ in Gurani literature. Historical evidence shows that Kurdish elites, political and military leaders have defined their identity through Islamic discourse since the early days of Islam. The Mongol period marked the beginning of the „writing“ of Gurani literature. Chamanara identified three phases of self-definition and confrontation in Gurani literature. The first was „self-underestimation“, in which attempts were made to translate Persian and Arabic religious works. The second phase was the period of „selfhood and self-appreciation“, which was particularly emphasized by Besarani’s poem. The third step was fascinating, as the Kurdish subject was not only identified as different, but also attacked all dominant discourses traditionally defined as part of the Kurdish „self“. Sayyid Salih Maydashti, as a leading voice, not only defined Kurdish as a language of revelation, but also declared: „Even if this opinion of mine is against the text of the Qur’an, then let your religion be yours, and our religion ours!“ Dr Chamanara also emphasised the unique cognitive institution in the Yarsani religious texts, where each of the seven Tanans creates a language, including Kurdish, Indian, Persian and Arabic etc.. This illustrates the cultural diversity and the emergence of the Kurdish Yarsani cognitive institution.