Sacred trees and tombs in siirt folk culture
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Tarih
2014
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Yayıncı
Milli Folklor Dergisi
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
This article aims to present prominent status of 'sacred trees' in rituals performed at tombs in Siirt folk culture. These trees become a mythical symbol and part of the essential component of Muslim Saints' culture. We can also see that these trees and their leaves have been used in rituals related to folk medicine. Sacred trees and their surrounding areas have become only hope for women who cannot get pregnant. Leaves of sacred trees near the tombs of "Sheikh Hazin" and "Seyid Sheikh Muhammed El Tomani" were used to give hope for infertile women. There has been a belief among local people that if an infertile woman throws three branches and can succeed in getting at least one branch stay hanged on a tree, she could get pregnant. "Sheikh Arab" tomb features the mystic story of the fruitless mulberry tree while "Sheikh Tayyar" tomb features the "dismembered head" figure and sacred trees in the same place. "Mir Yusuf" and "Sheikh Gi{dotless}rdi" tombs feature the ritual of "sleeping under the tree". People hang limbs in front of their houses and workplaces from trees at the tomb of "Bapira Sufi" in the hope that these limbs would protect them from snakes, scorpions, insects, etc. People who want to purify themselves set up swing sets between trees near the "Sheikh Veli" tomb. All these manifestations of rituals through "sacred trees" to reach Saint first and ultimately through Saint to Allah are common practices of Siirt's folk culture.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Folk medicine, Mythology, Ritual, Sacred tree, Siirt folk culture, Tomb
Kaynak
Milli Folklor
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
26
Sayı
102
