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Hortlak
Også kalt: 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
Først nevnt
1550
Cases involving hortlaks appear in Ottoman kadı court records from the mid-16th centuryOpprinnelse
Turkish and wider Turkic
Tyrkia, AserbajdsjanHva som forårsaker det
Aldri forklart
The dead person does not stay dead; Ottoman usage often attributes this to the deceased having been a witch (cadı).Hvordan man blir en
A corpse that fails to decay in the grave, often that of a reputed witch or sorcerer.
Intelligens
Litt intelligens
Svake punkter
- a stake through the heart or body
- burning
- decapitation
- quicklime poured on the corpse
- throwing the body into a river
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1550Cases involving hortlaks appear in Ottoman kadı court records from the mid-16th century
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