The atmosphere of panic and anarchy caused by the Mongol invasion from the beginning of the 7/13th
century strengthened the idea of waiting for a “saviour” to oppose them in the Islamic world. In this context,
some rebellions with figures of the Prophet and the Mahdī took place. Nomadic Turks, who participated in
such revolts and seemed reluctant to grasp the academic principles of Islam in the period, showed a massive
favour to the revolts of Baba İshak and Mahmud Tarabi, which took place simultaneously in different
geographies. These revolts evolved into a dimension that was difficult to suppress with the participation
of the Turks and caused the formation of mental and emotional gulfs between the official ideology and the
nomadic masses. In addition, the rivalry and contention between dervish piety and madrasa scholasticism
deepened even more. The common discourses in both rebellions are actually similar to the religious
rebellions that the Turks participated in the previous periods. Bābak al-Khurramī and Muqanna‘ alKhorasānī revolts are the two most important examples of this. In almost all of these social events, the
character of a Muslim Shaman in the person of the leaders of the rebellion and decorated with the figures of
divinity and prophethood showed himself. Thus, each emerged as a manifestation of the transmission of the
memory of the previous generation to the next generation. It is remarkable that the same arguments were
used in both the Tarabi and Babai revolts. The close chronology of the revolts, their common discourse and
the highly similar portrait of leaders indicate that both movements were fed from the same verbal memory.
Although little is known about the distinctive features of the uprisings, in the records kept by the authors of
the period who were the defenders of the official ideology, both Mahmud Tarabi and Baba İshak are described
as imposter, and those who followed them as ignorant crowds. In this article, a comparative analysis of two
religious revolts that took place in different geographies on the same date in the Middle Ages will be made. In
addition, the common memory and discourses on which both are fed will be tried to be revealed.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sociology, Religious Studies |
Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | September 20, 2022 |
Submission Date | January 24, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 Issue: 103 |
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