Research Article

HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION

Volume: 31 Number: 2 October 29, 2022
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HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION

Abstract

Since its existence, mankind has sought various solutions to diseases that his power and knowledge cannot afford, and believed in healing power of dreams, water, religious objects, icons, votive offerings, murals, and saints, etc in situations where medical knowledge falls short. The aim of this study is to examine the healing methods in six churches in the Bithynia region. In this context, primarily healing rituals from the ancient times were examined, and the gods/goddesses believed to have healing power in the Greek and Roman periods and their methods were introduced. The powers of the gods and goddesses, believed to have healing powers in paganism, continued when the Christian belief began to spread and later with Jesus, Mary, and saints. It is seen that the healing stories told in ancient sources are similar to those the Bible and holy texts. However, it is seen that different applications were preferred in healing methods, especially when mental illness and epilepsy were perceived as the intrusion of the devil or the seizure of one's soul. Within the scope of this study, the healing methods in five churches in Bursa (Kumyaka (Sige), Archangels Church; Karacabey, Uluabat (Ulubat), St. Michael Church; Gemlik Panagia Phaneromene Church; İznik Koimesis Church; Tepecik Archangel Michael Church), and in one church in Balıkesir (Erdek, Kapıdağ Yarımadası Panagia Phaneromene Monastery Church) are discussed comparatively in line with the information given in the travel books. As a result, it has been revealed that the treatments applied especially to mental patients in the structures examined have similar applications. In this study, these applications were examined in detail. Since the subject is the healing methods in the churches, detailed architectural presentations of the buildings were not presented; only the healing methods were mentioned.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 29, 2022

Submission Date

July 27, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 29, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 31 Number: 2

APA
Soykan, A. N. (2022). HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 31(2), 662-673. https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1149515
AMA
1.Soykan AN. HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022;31(2):662-673. doi:10.35379/cusosbil.1149515
Chicago
Soykan, A. Nazlı. 2022. “HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 31 (2): 662-73. https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1149515.
EndNote
Soykan AN (October 1, 2022) HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 31 2 662–673.
IEEE
[1]A. N. Soykan, “HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 662–673, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.35379/cusosbil.1149515.
ISNAD
Soykan, A. Nazlı. “HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 31/2 (October 1, 2022): 662-673. https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1149515.
JAMA
1.Soykan AN. HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022;31:662–673.
MLA
Soykan, A. Nazlı. “HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 31, no. 2, Oct. 2022, pp. 662-73, doi:10.35379/cusosbil.1149515.
Vancouver
1.A. Nazlı Soykan. HEALING METHODS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS BELIEVED TO HAVE HEALING POWER IN BITHYNIA REGION. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022 Oct. 1;31(2):662-73. doi:10.35379/cusosbil.1149515