Faith, Asceticism and The Concepts of Pilgrim and Pilgrimage in The Byzantine Empire with Samples from Haluk Perk Museum

Abstract

Haluk Perk Museum in Istanbul has gained a prestigious place among the private museums of our country with its rich collection containing rare examples. The collection, which was turned into a museum by Haluk Perk in 1995, also includes many different categories of works from the Byzantine Period. In our article, a total of fifteen works from this collection, which give information about the beliefs, ascetic life, cross and pilgrimage concepts in the Byzantine world and how they are reflected in art, are discussed. Of these works, which are dated back to different periods of the Byzantine Empire, there is one pilgrim’s token, two icons that are portable, nine encolpia decorated with the depictions of saints and three bronze objects of jewelry. The works in question were handled together with the concepts, people and ideas emphasizing the relationship between belief and worship in the Byzantine world in order for the rich iconography in them to gain a meaning and to be able to better comprehend what the dominant thought was in their emergence. The works, which have been examined and dated considering their iconography, styles and similar examples, are extremely important in terms of being rare and unique examples of Anatolian finds within the scope of Byzantine Art.

Keywords

• Haluk Perk Museum
• Faith
• Asceticism
• Pilgrimage
• Encolpion
• Byzantine

Haluk Perk Müzesi’nden Örnekler Eşliğinde Bizans İmparatorluğu Döneminde İnanç, Münzevi Yaşam, Hac ve Hacılık Kavramları

Abstract

İstanbul’da bulunan Haluk Perk Müzesi, nadir örnekler barındıran zengin koleksiyonuyla ülkemizin özel müzeleri arasında saygın bir yer edinmiştir. Haluk Perk tarafından 1995 yılında müzeye dönüştürülen bu koleksiyon, Bizans Dönemi’ne ait çok farklı kategoride esere de ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Makalemizde, bu koleksiyondan Bizans dünyasındaki inanç, münzevi yaşam, hac ve hacılık kavramların sanata nasıl yansıdığı hakkında bilgi veren, toplam on beş adet eser konu edilmektedir. Bizans İmparatorluğu’nun farklı dönemlerine tarihlenen bu eserler arasında bir hacı tokeni; taşınabilir nitelikte iki küçük ikona; kutsal kişi tasvirleriyle bezeli dokuz enkolpion ile takılara ait üç bronz obje yer almaktadır. Söz konusu eserler, üzerlerindeki zengin ikonografinin bir anlam kazanabilmesi ve ortaya çıkmalarında hâkim olan düşüncenin neler olduğunun daha iyi anlaşılabilmesi amacıyla, Bizans dünyasındaki inanç ve ibadet ilişkisine vurgu yapan birtakım kavram, kişi ve fikirlerle birlikte ele alınmıştır. İkonografileri, üslupları ve benzer örnekleri göz önüne alınarak incelenen ve tarihlendirilen bu eserler, Bizans Sanatı’nın Anadolu buluntusu nadir ve özgün örnekleri olmaları bakımından da son derece önemlidir. Anahtar Kelimeler

Keywords

• Haluk Perk Müzesi
• İnanç
• Münzevi Yaşam
• Hac
• Enkolpion
• Bizans

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