TÜRK AĞAÇ KÜLTÜ ETRAFINDA TEŞEKKÜL EDEN DOKUZ OĞUL EFSANESİ VE TOPLUMSAL İŞLEVLERİ
THE LEGEND OF NINE BOYS FORMED AROUND TURKISH TREE CULT AND ITS SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Author(s): Abonoz KüçükSubject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Turkish Literature, Evaluation research
Published by: Motif Halk Oyunları Eğitim ve Öğretim Vakfı
Keywords: Bulancak; tree cult; legend; social function; belief;
Summary/Abstract: The legend of nine boys compiled from Bulancak (Giresun) region exhibit a narrative feature formed around Turkish tree cult. The tree cult that comes out in most of the folk literature based products, is important in terms of revealing the Turks universe and God perceptions in Pre-Islamic period. In the legend of nine boys compiled from Bulancak(Giresun), a man who doesn’t have any children, prays for a long time to Allah (God) under thetree in the center of the legend. God accepts his prayer and after that date, he has nine children. One day, an old man carrying wood, requests the father of children, permission for one of the boys to help him.
Journal: Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi
- Issue Year: 11/2018
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 69-76
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Turkish