TÜRK KÜLTÜRÜNDE LOKMAN HEKİM* LOKMAN HEKIM IN TURKISH CULTURE
Lokman, called as a wise man in the Qur’an, was also known in pre-Islamic Arab society. It was common for the Arabs in the Jahiliyyah Era to tell the story of Lokman and his wisdom. In the Turks, Lokman appears as a slightly different character. The Turks regard Lokman as the predecessor of physi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi |
| Online Access: | http://www.hbvdergisi.gazi.edu.tr/index.php/TKHBVD/article/view/2373/1668 |
| Summary: | Lokman, called as a wise man in the Qur’an, was also known in pre-Islamic Arab society. It was
common for the Arabs in the Jahiliyyah Era to tell the story of Lokman and his wisdom. In the Turks,
Lokman appears as a slightly different character. The Turks regard Lokman as the predecessor of
physicians and the helper of all people suffering from diseases. The stories about Lokman being told
in Anatolia contain information that Lokman learned the medicine of Sahmaran, and mastered the
art of medicine, eventually coming to the point of finding a cure even to death. However, there are
no records in the written sources of the story that Lokman was a doctor. There are different opinions
about why wise Lokman was called a doctor among the Turks. The first of these; that the word hakim
has been transformed into hekim over time. The second is that the belief in the god of health seen
in the polytheistic societies, the identity in Turkish society is found as Lokman Hekim. The third
view is that the famous doctors who lived in Anatolian geography in the past was known as LokmanHekim among the population. The fourth is; the famous physicians in ancient times whose names
resembled Lokman’s name such as Alcmeon became famous among the Turks as Lokman. However,
it is not possible to find a definitive answer to the question of how the Lokman’ul-Hakim has become the Lokman Hekim among the Turks. If the physician’s narrative is judged independently by
these discussions, it seems that the physician of the Turks has gained his identity as a physician. In
addition, the elements of folk medicine are transmitted to the daily generations through the stories of
Lokman Hekim. In this context, the stories of Lokman Hekim, which have been told for centuries in
Anatolia, serve as a guide for health professionals and the public in terms of healthcare and healthcare expectations. |
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| ISSN: | 1306-8253 2147-9895 |