EXTRAORDINARY MOTIF IN HAMZA-NAME VOLUMES (EXAMPLE OF VOLUME 53)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the motifs of phenomenality in Hamza-nāmes. The study is
limited to volume 53. Hamza-nâmes, after the martyrdom of Hz. Hamza, were formed by the
epicisation of the events describing his heroism among the Arabs. In the following years, the work
moved from Arabic literature to Persian literature and moved away from the menâkıbnâme feature
with the addition of extraordinary events. It was transferred to Turkish literature through Persian
literature and became very popular among Turks. It is thought to have been transcribed during the
transition period from the epic period, including the Old Anatolian Turkish period, to folk
storytelling. This work, which comes from an oral tradition, is written in a simple and
understandable language.
While determining the extraordinary motifs in Hamza-nâmed, the criteria of the extraordinary item
in Thompson's "Folk Literature Motif Index" were used. Thompson's "Motif Index of Folk
Literature" is a comprehensive catalogue of motifs found in folk tales, myths and legends. This
index provides a standard system for classifying various motifs and enables researchers to compare
and analyse supernatural elements across different stories and cultural contexts.
As a result of the study, a large number of supernatural elements were found in Hamza-nāme
volume 53. The most striking one is the supernatural people. However, it has an important place for
original works. These phenomena in the text are carried from cultural fields such as literature,
theatre, museum, etc. to the nation and even to the world and constitute an important source of data.