Abstract
REFLECTIONS OF SHAMANISM / KAMLIK TRADITION ON THE PRESENT IN TURKMENISTAN: "ŞAMAN OD" AND "KÜŞTDEPTİ"
There is also a tradition of kamlık/shamanism among the factors that determine the perception of universe, man, life, death, the future or treatment. This effect is not the same level of all the Turkish tribes. Turkish tribes in Siberia (Yakut, Altai, Tıva, Shor, Khakassia) kam / shaman cult is the more powerful and Turks in Central and Western Asia kamlık / Shamanism practices and beliefs of the various names and forms is kept alive. Turkmens a Turkish tribes of Central Asia, this effect can be seen in the their life. The article dealt with "Shaman od", used by shamans in rituals fever, "Kustdepti" refers to the shaman dances. Types, called "zikirci" today's Turkmenistan use shaman fire used by shamans to contact the spirits in order to take advantage of the extraordinary powers of "Hızır", just as shamans to concentrate and go into a trance use "küştdepti". "Shaman od" and "Küştdepti" takes place nevruz celebrations and weddings in the Turkmenistan prove that the shaman word is still used today among the Turks, maintains the function of some of the elements, but some elements has evolved into art form.
Keywords
Turkmenistan, shamanism, kamlık, shaman fire, küştdepti.
