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'''Tam''' (also ''tam'', ''tamuk'', ''tam'' or ''tamu'') is the name of [[hell]] in [[Tengrism]]. It is the place where the criminals go to be punished after they die. There are several depictions of Tamag, but the common point in almost all views is about fire. [[Erlik]] is the deity ruling hell and punishes the sinful people. Further there is another entity named [[Tami Han]] governing Tam in [[Khakas people|Khakasian lore]]. Ancient Turks believed that Tam is underground. It was believed that the people in Tam would be brought to the third floor of the sky after they had served their imprisonment in it. Tamag is the opposite of [[Uçmag]] ([[heaven]]).<ref name="karakurt">Deniz Karakurt: ''Türk Söylence Sözlüğü'', 2011, p. 266.</ref> |
'''Tam''' (also ''tam'', ''tamuk'', ''tam'' or ''tamu'') is the name of [[hell]] in [[Tengrism]]. It is the place where the criminals go to be punished after they die. There are several depictions of Tamag, but the common point in almost all views is about fire. [[Erlik]] is the deity ruling hell and punishes the sinful people. Further there is another entity named [[Tami Han]] governing Tam in [[Khakas people|Khakasian lore]]. Ancient Turks believed that Tam is underground. It was believed that the people in Tam would be brought to the third floor of the sky after they had served their imprisonment in it. Tamag is the opposite of [[Uçmag]] ([[heaven]]).<ref name="karakurt">Deniz Karakurt: ''Türk Söylence Sözlüğü'', 2011, p. 266.</ref> |
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According to the beliefs of the [[Tuvans]], the earth has three lowers, beneath them are 18 layers of hell-fires (''Tamas'').<ref>Burnakov, V. A. "Erlik khan in the traditional worldview of the khakas." Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia 39.1 (2011): 107-114.</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:54, 3 February 2023
Tam (also tam, tamuk, tam or tamu) is the name of hell in Tengrism. It is the place where the criminals go to be punished after they die. There are several depictions of Tamag, but the common point in almost all views is about fire. Erlik is the deity ruling hell and punishes the sinful people. Further there is another entity named Tami Han governing Tam in Khakasian lore. Ancient Turks believed that Tam is underground. It was believed that the people in Tam would be brought to the third floor of the sky after they had served their imprisonment in it. Tamag is the opposite of Uçmag (heaven).[1]
According to the beliefs of the Tuvans, the earth has three lowers, beneath them are 18 layers of hell-fires (Tamas).[2]
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