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Shiraz University, Faculty of Literature and Humanities. History section
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Shiraz University. Faculty of Literature and Humanities. Department of History
10.22099/jchr.2025.53263.1010
Abstract
The ancient religion of the Turks was mainly based on their beliefs in shamanism. Although the penetration of Buddhist ideas among them has also been mentioned. However, most of the Turkic tribes, including the Gazas, the ancestors of the Seljuks, followed the shamanic religion. The foundations of this religion were Manaism, the connection of man with the spirits of the dead, and the belief in the sky god (Tangari). Shamanism is also a healing method that was based on ancient ethnic beliefs and was considered a traditional spiritualism that gradually merged with religious beliefs. The Oghuz considered the shaman priests to be the ones who established communication with the dead, demons, and jinn. They used shamans as intermediaries with the gods to solve their problems. The foundations of this worldview lacked ideological depth and were not familiar with the hereafter.This essay, which is prepared using an analytical-descriptive method, seeks to answer the question of what was the nature of shamanistic thinking that caused Gazans to turn away from it and turn towards Islam? The findings of the research point to the following points: shamanism was focused on the past and the present, that is, the spirits of the dead and the followers of the shaman in the present. In other words, it did not have an answer for the salvation of its followers in the afterlife.Its doctrinal foundations provided a temporary solution to the problems of Gaza.
Dehghan, M. and Yazdani, P. (2025). Lack of fundamental worldview and eschatology in shamanism: The ease of Ghazan's conversion from shamanism to Islam in the fourth century. Journal of Civilization History, (), -. doi: 10.22099/jchr.2025.53263.1010
MLA
Dehghan, M. , and Yazdani, P. . "Lack of fundamental worldview and eschatology in shamanism: The ease of Ghazan's conversion from shamanism to Islam in the fourth century", Journal of Civilization History, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22099/jchr.2025.53263.1010
HARVARD
Dehghan, M., Yazdani, P. (2025). 'Lack of fundamental worldview and eschatology in shamanism: The ease of Ghazan's conversion from shamanism to Islam in the fourth century', Journal of Civilization History, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22099/jchr.2025.53263.1010
CHICAGO
M. Dehghan and P. Yazdani, "Lack of fundamental worldview and eschatology in shamanism: The ease of Ghazan's conversion from shamanism to Islam in the fourth century," Journal of Civilization History, (2025): -, doi: 10.22099/jchr.2025.53263.1010
VANCOUVER
Dehghan, M., Yazdani, P. Lack of fundamental worldview and eschatology in shamanism: The ease of Ghazan's conversion from shamanism to Islam in the fourth century. Journal of Civilization History, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22099/jchr.2025.53263.1010
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