Özet:

Folk narratives establish a cultural relationship between texts thanks to the motifs they contain. Motifs are also present in different periods and different narratives as cultural carriers. Thus, the similarities and differences of folk narratives within the cultural geography can be determined. Based on these findings, academic studies are carried out. Menaqıbnames are among the important works of storytelling, mostly as prose narratives in Sufi Folk Literature. Menaqıbnames are not written only to describe the lives of religious elders who have one or more miracles. At the same time, menaqıbnames have the aim of both spreading the cultures of the religious groups to larger areas and transferring them to the next generations. Thus, the awareness and permanence of these religious groups is ensured. In the study, the motif of tabu, which is one of the motifs seen in the menâkıbnames, is emphasized and this motif, which is in the motif index of Stith Thompson, has been examined. Haci Bektas Veli, Abdal Musa, Kaygusuz Abdal and Seyyid Ali Sultan menaqıbnames were examined in the study. Based on this examination, it has been tried to determine how the functions of the menaqıbnames are established through motifs and how they are conveyed to the listeners or followers in this way.

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