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Uygur Türklerinde Büyücülük
Witchcrafts in Uighur Turks

Author(s): Aliekber Erkin
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore
Published by: Bilim ve Kültür
Keywords: Uighur Turks; witchcraft; tradition

Summary/Abstract: Uighur Turks has a rich culture. Uighur Turks to believe in various religions. For example, Shamanism, Totemism, Polytheism, Manichaeism, Buddhism and Islam. In terms of socio-cultural life has a special place among the Turkish tribes. Uighur Turks sorcery fed from these sources. Various methods of Uighur Turks such as tell fortunes, witchery, even today, have not lost its functionality. This article described methods and tools of witchcraft of Uighur Turks.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 170-181
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish