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Hortlak
Aussi appelé: hortdan, xortdan, cadı, obur
Hortlak is the everyday Turkish word for a dead person who climbs back out of the grave. Ottoman judges and muftis were asked to rule on such cases from at least the 16th century and authorised staking or burning the bodies, much as Christian authorities did in the Balkans. Related figures appear among the Azerbaijanis (xortdan) and Tatars. The tradition shows that the walking-corpse panic of south-eastern Europe was shared across the religious frontier.12
Première mention
1550
Cases involving hortlaks appear in Ottoman kadı court records from the mid-16th centuryOrigine
Turkish and wider Turkic
Turquie, AzerbaïdjanCe qui le provoque
Jamais expliqué
The dead person does not stay dead; Ottoman usage often attributes this to the deceased having been a witch (cadı).Comment on en devient un
A corpse that fails to decay in the grave, often that of a reputed witch or sorcerer.
Intelligence
Un peu d'intelligence
Points faibles
- a stake through the heart or body
- burning
- decapitation
- quicklime poured on the corpse
- throwing the body into a river
Quand est-il apparu pour la première fois ?
Monde antique
Moyen Âge
1500 à 1899
1900 à 1967
1968 à 1999
2000 à 2009
2010 à aujourd'hui
1550Cases involving hortlaks appear in Ottoman kadı court records from the mid-16th century
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Mhachkay
Örek
Jiangshi
Zombi (Haitian)
Strigoi
Vampir (South Slavic)
Abhartach
Arnold Paole