SHAMANIC TERMS AND RITUALS IN THE POEMS OF AMÎR ALÎ ŞÎR NEVAÎ
ALISHER NAVO’I AND THE 21st CENTURY February 15, 2025 DOI: 10.52773/tsuull.conf.navoiy.2025/ybvr8814 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key points | Argues that Navai's poetry extensively incorporates motifs from the ancient Turkic religions Shamanism and Tengrism, including rituals like pouring water behind a traveler, striking wood, using the yada stone, sprinkling wine on the ground, and swearing by the sky god, and contends that Navai used these motifs more than any other poet from Yusuf Khas Hajeb to Shahriar. |
Abstract
In this study, we will discuss the motifs related to thr shamanism and Tangerism, the ancient religions of the Turks, which are reflected in the poems of Navai, one of the greatest poets of the Turkic world. Navai not only reflected the events, beliefs, and opinions of the people and the common customs and traditions of her time in her poetry, but also the mythological legends of the Turkic people and other nations in her poetry is reflected . As we know, some customs related to the old Turkic religions Shamanism and Tangerism, such as pouring water on the back of a traveler, hitting a wood, using Yada stone, sprinkling wine on the ground, swearing by the God of skys, and some other myths, are still common among the Turks. These motifs can be found in the poems of most Turkish and Persian poets, but from the time of Yusuf Khas Hajeb to Shahriar, no one has used them as much as Navai. In this study, examples of feasts and rituals belonging to Shamanism and Tengrism are presented from Navai and other Turk, Arab and Fars poets and writers.