HALK İNANIŞLARI KAPSAMINDA İNCELENEN BİR ASTROLOJİ METNİ: “DÎV-NÂME”
AN ASTROLOGY TEXT STUDIED WITHIN THE EXTENT OF PUBLIC BELIEFS: “DÎV-NÂME”

Summary/Abstract: Celestial bodies, stars, moon and the sun have always been the elements that human beings have always wondered, sometimes have divinised and never have given up since the beginning of existence. The works that describe everything about the horoscopes in Islamic understanding are under the title of ‘Dîv-nâme, Yıldız-nâme’. The work that we have researched which were taken Islamic Manuscripts section of the Leipzig University Library tells conversations between Hz. Süleyman and horoscopes which will be mentioned later, how will fairies harm to human and the methods of protection from these harms. The fairy belonging to each sign is explained one by one and descriptive information is given about it. The names of these fairies are given primarily in the text. Then, ,t was determined that these fairies, which are the subject of the text with their places and some physical features, caused some harm to people. The work that examines the some based on public beliefs concepts that still exist in our culture, tells individuals the ways of protection from supernatural beings, verses to be read to recover and the action to be taken. Writing amulets, sacrificing, burning candles, throwing healing papers into water and taking ablution with this water are among the methods oh protection mentioned. The diseases mentioned in the study and the methods of recovery of these diseases are examined in the context of folk beliefs and explained with the folkloric elements they contain. Our aim is to reveal a new work that is not known in the related literature and contribute to the studies in this field.

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