Vahdet-İ Mevcut’tan Vahdet-İ Vücud’a: Anadolu’da İslam Dönemi Sonrasındaki Tanrı Algısının Semah ve Sema Kavramları Aracılığıyla İncelenmesi
From Vahdet-İ Mevcut To Vahdet-İ Vücud: The discussion of the perception of God in Anatolia during the İslamic Period based on the conepts of Semah and Sema

Summary/Abstract: All the civilizations that had been settled in Anatolia, left many important tangible and intangible traces. The religious symbols reflecting the living traditions constitute an important part of this intangible cultural heritage. The expressive power of music and dance made them very attractive transmission tools for several religions. Semah and sema appear to be the most effective concepts to define the relation of belief and music in Anatolia, regarding the historical depth and geographical coverage. An integrated analysis of them, utilizing their underlying philosophies namely vahdet-i vücud and vahdet-i mevcut will help the researchers to analyze the human-God relation in Anatolia in an historical perspective by the use of music and dance. Within this context, semah concept which is mainly based on vahdet-i mevcut philosophy reflects a more tangible perception of God, implied by the personality of Hz. Ali. On the other hand, sema concept aims to achieve a step by step spiritual maturation through contacting the eternal knowledge of God. Therefore, sema tradition does not carry any signs of a tangible perception of God, but choose to exhibit the journey of the human beings to take the steps of maturement between the physical and the spiritual worlds. Briefly semah and sema concepts symbolize two different perceptions of God for human beings acquired from two different routes; semah shows the route for coinciding with God through ecstasy whereas sema proposes another road to reach the God through knowledge, maturization and suffering.

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