Amulets from Anatolia: the material culture of the evil eye in Turkey

IF 0.2 4区社会学 0 FOLKLORE

Folk Life-Journal of Ethnological Studies Pub Date : 2020-07-02 DOI:10.1080/04308778.2020.1804171

H. Begiç

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT Belief in the Evil Eye is strong in the Mediterranean region and equivalent practices based on ancient beliefs continue to exist across Anatolia today. In this context, the evil eye belief of Turkic peoples dates to early times within a pre-Islamic religious framework. Even with the Turks’ acceptance of Islam, evil eye belief continued side by side with the new faith. Over time, humans have developed practices to avoid evil and minimize fear and have likewise conferred power on prophylactic objects, combined with ritual practice, to ensure good fortune. Amulets based on such beliefs have an important place as protective items and are still found in popular use across Anatolia to prevent the negative outcomes of the envious gaze. In various forms and materials, they constitute a ubiquitous, if seldom studied, element of Turkish material culture. This paper presents and describes some common examples providing contextual information about their usage.

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安纳托利亚的护身符：土耳其邪恶之眼的物质文化

摘要：对邪恶之眼的信仰在地中海地区非常强烈，基于古代信仰的类似做法至今仍在安纳托利亚各地存在。在这种背景下，突厥人的邪眼信仰可以追溯到早期的前伊斯兰宗教框架内。即使土耳其人接受了伊斯兰教，邪恶之眼信仰仍与新信仰并行不悖。随着时间的推移，人类已经发展出了避免邪恶和最大限度地减少恐惧的做法，并同样赋予了预防对象权力，结合仪式实践，以确保好运。基于这种信仰的护身符作为保护性物品有着重要的地位，在安纳托利亚各地仍被广泛使用，以防止嫉妒凝视的负面后果。在各种形式和材料中，它们构成了土耳其物质文化中无处不在的元素，尽管很少被研究。本文介绍并描述了一些常见的例子，提供了有关其用法的上下文信息。

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Folk Life-Journal of Ethnological Studies FOLKLORE-

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0.30

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66.70%

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期刊介绍： Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies is a journal devoted to the study of all aspects of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The journal publishes original, high quality, peer-reviewed research in the form of unsolicited articles, solicited papers (which are usually selected from those read at the Society"s annual conference) and of members" papers (which are usually short reports of work in progress). Work published in Folk Life may include, for example, papers dealing with the traditional ways of life of other countries and regions, which may be compared to or contrasted with those of Great Britain and Ireland.