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world of shahmaran-1

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	ZORO: lovely Posted Mar 29, 2008 10:00am
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	Kevin Curtis Barr: Nicely done I love the blue in it. Posted Sep 22, 2008 7:06am
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Uploaded on March 28, 2008
by nilgun

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About this work:

Paintings and Drawings
oil on stretched canvas
70cmx70cm

Shahmaran who most probably may be linked with the snake gods of Mesopotamia, being converted into female in connection with the mother-goddess cult, is a symbol of Anatolian mythology. Her story may be related with the story of Jemlia of the Arabian Night Tales, but should be narrated much later than the appearance of the symbol. Not being in conflict with central Asian Turkic belief which regards snakes as the earthly universe, and adapting herself into Islamic belief of Anatolians by filling the gap of a distinguished female personality, had made her survive until today. The semantics of the symbol varied and enriched, her identity gradually enlarging from protecting females and homes to a more sophisticated assistance regarding her wisdom in the times of trouble. In time she who accepts her fate in full self-sacrifice, yet still holds the leading role at her story, had converted into a heroine for especially Eastern Anatolian women who identified themselves with her. The sociological characteristics of the region which only permits a closed society because of feudal relations had also helped the journey of Shahmaran from past to present. In that sense, the future of Shahmaran remains a mystery just like the symbol herself still does.