TOPRAK, BEREKET VE EL İLİŞKİSİ ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
AN ASSESSMENT REGARDING THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL, FERTILITY AND HAND

Summary/Abstract: To continue their existence on Earth and to satisfy their basic needs such as eating, drinking and having a shelter, humanity has looked for many solutions and in the ages when there was no modern technology or in rural places which has no contact with the technological advances, humans have practiced various religious and magical rituals and had various faiths. The aim of this study to examine the beliefs and practices which have been focused on soil, fertility and hands which have been developed for bringing fertility of the Earth to humans’ prey, relatives and soil. The life energy of the hand as a vital organ and its relationship with fertility and abundance is the starting point in analysing these beliefs and practices. The symbol of the hands, which has been encountered both on the walls of caves and temples are elements used for bringing fertility and abundance since the prehistoric ages. This study emphasizes the fact that the symbol for the hands, which have always been related to the feminine, are found in many beliefs and practices with the image of the sacred female, related to the earth. Another important aspect of this study is the beliefs and practices, related to farming which is believed to be the focus of the hands’ being sacred ad their bringing fertility. These beliefs and practices, encountered in long periods of time, starting from plating the seed and ending in the harvest period, which is celebrated, are analysed in this study.

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