International Journal of Kurdish Studies

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It It is common to find mythological elements in folk literature. Folk literature The epic, which is a product, reflects the imagination of the people in the earliest periods. The origin of epics is also based on mythological elements. Memê Alan, which is a historical epic, is an epic known to exist among Kurmanc and Zazas. Although it is known to be a pre-Islamic epic, the use of concepts belonging to Islamic terminology should be considered normal considering the periods when it was written down. It is understood from the epic that the religion of Islam, sheikhs, scholars and religious teachers have an important place in the life of Memê Alan, the main protagonist of the epic that is passed from language to language. These motifs indicate that the epic is influenced by religious terminology. Among the mythological elements, Hızır, who has extraordinary features, horses and dragons among animals, apples and pomegranates among fruits are used. Among religious motifs, God, angels, the four holy books, Prophet Muhammad and Prophet David, the grave, the hereafter, the judgment, heaven and hell, fate and accident, Companions, prayer, sin, haram-halal, knowledge, faith, disbeliever, Muslim, death, soul, martyr, ablution, prayer, sacrifice, religious holidays, mosque, church, imam, minaret, rosary, dervish, disciple, servant, contemplation, Quraysh and Karbala are used. In this article, the religious-mythological motifs in Memê Alan Epic are discussed.