Apple: Medicine Of Eternal Life


Apple which is a medicinal fruit has an important place in Turkish culture. It is a symbol of abundance, fertility, eternal life, youth, beauty, strength, health, love and faith. Apple features in myths, stories, tales, customs and beliefs. This study surveys the place of apple in marriage, funeral, passage rites, folk medicine, learning a language, eternal life.


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Apple, Turkish culture, folk medicine.

Author : Esma ŞİMŞEK
Number of pages: 193-204
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.419
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Journal of Turkish Studies
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