Talisman shirt
A talisman shirt ( Turkish tılsımlı gömlek ) is a piece of clothing that serves as a talisman . Talisman shirts can be found throughout the Islamic culture . The shirts can be divided into four types, which differ in style and motif: Ottoman , Safavid , Mughal and West African.
The earliest surviving shirts were made around the 15th century. However, the tradition of talisman shirts is probably much older. In the twelfth sura of the Koran, a shirt gives protection to the prophet Yusuf and is even miraculous. Yusuf hands it over so that it can heal his father Jacob from his blindness: "Take this shirt of mine with you and put it on my father's face, then he can (again) see!"
The shirts are often inscribed with verses from the Koran, names of Allah and prophets and with numbers and bear pictures or symbols, for example astrological. The inscriptions with names are intended to give the wearer protection and guidance. While talisman shirts can be worn against many evils, most are arguably intended as protection in battle.
Some examples from public collections
- Talisman shirt, Bursa , Turkey, late 14th or early 15th century, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art , Istanbul, Inv. No. 539
- Talisman shirt for Cem Sultan , 1480, Topkapı Palace Museum , Istanbul. It was made when Cem was still a prince with hope for the throne. Unusually, the beginning and the end of the production of the object are indicated by one of its inscriptions.
- Talisman shirt for Sultan Suleyman I , Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul. It was commissioned by Süleyman's wife Hürrem Sultan .
- Talisman shirt, North India or Deccan, 15th or early 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York, inv. No. 1998.199
- Talisman shirt, India, 15th or 16th century, Victoria and Albert Museum , London, inv no.T.59-1935
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam: Guest Post: A Warrior's Magic Shirt ( en ) June 17, 2015. Accessed October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Koran, Sura 12, Verse 93 , translation by Rudi Paret .
- ↑ Yasmine Al-Saleh: Amulets and Talismans from the Islamic World . The Metropolitan Museum of Art. November 2010.
- ↑ Alev Özay: Talismanic shirt . Museum With No Frontiers. 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Talismanic Shirt ( en ) Retrieved October 7, 2015.
literature
- Hülya Tezcan: Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi koleksiyonundan tilsimli gömlekler . Timaş, Istanbul 2011, ISBN 978-6-05114365-1 .
- Periodical for historical weapons and costumes. Association for historical weapons science, Dresden 1897–1920. Volume 3, Issue 1: 1902-1905. P. 14, (online)
Web links
- Yasmine Al-Saleh: Amulets and Talismans from the Islamic World . The Metropolitan Museum of Art. November 2010.