RE: Tengriism
January 4, 2012 at 8:22 pm
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2012 at 8:23 pm by kılıç_mehmet.)
(January 3, 2012 at 9:21 am)Shell B Wrote: Well, I realize they don't worship mummies, kilic. Still, it is interesting.Well, we had something similar though. "Balbals". Small statues, that represented a person. It could be anything. A warrior could even commemorate the men he had slain in balbals.
(January 4, 2012 at 4:32 am)Koldaramor Wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengri
God = Tengri
Turks and Mongols, the old god Tengri. The concept of tengri Turks, Arabs, like the Allah of god. For this reason, the Turks have been an easy transition to Islam. And unfortunately Islam become stronger after this.
I'm not really sure about that one though.
The Turks have converted to Islam over course of years.
The efforts of sufis have accomplished this.
Üze Tengri basmasar, asra Yir telinmeser, Türük bodun ilingin törüngin kim artatı udaçı erti?