Paul Mirabile

Paul Mirabile studied at the French University of Vincennes-Paris VIII, majoring in mediaeval philology, literature and History, defending his doctoral thesis on the Genèse de la Chanson de Roland: la théorie de l'entonnoir. He has worked and travelled for the past 35 years in Europe, Turkey, South India, China and Russia teaching at universities or in high schools, studying the languages, History and mediaeval literature of those countries. His interest in Turkic and Armenian relationships has developed out of the readings of Dede Korkut Kitabı and David of Sassoun and from observations of the present day political circumstances between Turks and Armenians, between Turkey and Armenia.


 

Articles by Paul Mirabile

On the Frontier of Western and Eastern Armenia

Western Armenia or Eastern Turkey? This 'lost homeland' has been a thorn in Turkey's side since 1923. The thorn reminds the Turks and the Kurds of a people who lived and thrived in Turkey, and who played an enormous role in the unfolding of Turkey's history, writes Paul Mirabile.

Is the Study of the Middle Ages Possible in Turkey Today?

The essay attempts to offer several historical and pedagogical responses to the genocide of the Armenian people by suggesting a program on the study of the Middle Ages of Turkey, one that would entail the study of the three mediaeval epic tales that were forged during the Middle Ages on Anatolian soil.

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