Saint George Monastery as a Common Visiting Place Between Muslims and Chıistians
Abstract
The monastery which is attributed to Saint George is a comman
visiting place between Muslims and Christians. In this article, we
will discuss ldentity of Saint George and whether he is a histarical
person or not. After that, we will deal with the construction and
discovery of the monastery and the narratives that is related to
this. Then we will give the information about how and why the
Turks who are settled in Anatolia have adopted Saint George
Monastery as a religiously visiting place.
Keywords
References
- A. Yaşar Ocak, "XIII-XV. Yüzyıllarda Anadolu'da Türk-Hıristiyan
- Dini Etkileşimler ve Aya Yorgi (Saint Georges) Kültü", Belleten, LV, 214,
- Aralık 1991.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
June 15, 2013
Submission Date
February 15, 2013
Acceptance Date
March 15, 2013
Published in Issue
Year 2013 Volume: 17 Number: 1