Türk-İslam Kültüründeki Destimal Geleneği ile Hristiyan İnancındaki Kutsal Mendil İkonografisinin Karşılaştırılması

While the items left behind after death are commemorated with the memory of the deceased and kept by their relatives, in case of the death of an important person, it is seen that these items are attributed to a larger audience based on the place the person has in the society. In all religions, objects associated with the sacred are valued. The materialization of the sacred and its worldly appearance are generally examined in four main groups: Holy places, holy times, holy beings (persons) and holy objects. These sacred objects, in other words, the Sacred Relics, of which great care is taken to be preserved, arc highly respected by the society.