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.

摘要

在地中海地区，对邪恶之眼的信仰很强烈，如今，在整个安纳托利亚仍然存在基于古老信仰的同等做法。在这种情况下，突厥人的邪恶之眼信仰可以追溯到伊斯兰前宗教框架内的早期。即使土耳其人接受伊斯兰教，邪恶之眼的信仰仍与新信仰并存。随着时间的流逝，人类已经制定了避免邪恶和最大程度地减少恐惧的做法，并且还结合了礼仪做法，将预防对象的权力赋予了自己，以确保吉祥。基于这种信念的护身符在保护性物品中占有重要地位，至今仍在整个安纳托利亚广泛使用，以防止嫉妒的负面影响。它们以各种形式和材料构成了土耳其物质文化的一个普遍存在的成分，即使很少研究也是如此。