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- Title
KLÂSİK TÜRK ŞİİRİNDE PÂLEHENG VE BÂKÎ'NİN PÂLEHENG KONULU BİR GAZELİ.
- Authors
ŞAHİN, Esma
- Abstract
"Pâleheng" means halter, lasso or bridle that is used for tying up a prey or a guilty person and at the same time is the name of the symbolic stone that is carried by Kalandari and Bektashi dervishes on their waist. For the one who carries it, this stone symbolizes the overcoming the desires of his nafs, dismissing all the worldly beauties that would distract the person, and abiding with the principles such as less food, less sleep and less talk. Carrying of paleheng by dervishes resembles the event that the Holy Prophet placing stones under his belt as a sign of contentedness. It is also related to Prophet Musa referring to the expression "Paleheng-i Mûsavi" that is found in the Travelogue of Evliya Celebi. Paleheng is usually made of Balim stone and has twelve corners each of which refers to one of the Twelve Imams. It is attached over the belt slightly on the left side. Poets likened the paleheng widely to the sun and the moon. The word "paleheng" in poetry usually refers to the dervish paleheng, however, it is also used as the bridle, halter, and etc. In this paper, the way that "paleheng" is generally treated in the verses selected from various poets, the meanings that it is attributed to and the things that it is likened are investigated. In addition, an attempt is made to explain Baki's ghazel that is written for a person carrying "paleheng" and is full of depictions and similes. At the end of the paper, a brief consideration is made about the ways of handling the concept of paleheng by Baki and other poets and their use of similes. It is observed that paleheng expression has become popular among the poets of 17th and later centuries rather than the early and classical era except a few poets such as Sehî Beğ, Figânî ve Bâkî.
- Subjects
GHAZALS; TURKISH poetry; CLASSICAL literature; BRIDLES; DERVISHES; EVLIYA Celebi, ca. 1611-ca. 1682; SIGNS &; symbols
- Publication
Electronic Turkish Studies, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 3, p2383
- ISSN
1308-2140
- Publication type
Article