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Azerbaijani Ashiq musicians performing in Old Baku near the Maiden Tower

Armenian ashugh school of a name of Jivani in Yerevan

An Ashik (Template:Lang-az,Template:Lang-fa, Template:Lang-tr, Template:Lang-hy, ashugh, Georgian: აშუღი, ashughi) is a mystic troubadour or traveling bard, in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran who sings and plays the saz, a form of lute. Ashiks' songs are semi-improvised around common bases. In September 2009, Azerbaijan’s ashik art was included into UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.^[1]

The Ashik tradition in Turkic cultures of Anatolia, Azerbaijan and Iran has its origin in the Shamanistic beliefs of ancient Turkic peoples.^[2]

The ancient ashiks were called by various names such as bakhshi (Baxşı), dede (dədə), and uzan or ozan. Among their various roles, they played a major part in perpetuation of oral tradition, promotion of communal value system and traditional culture of their people.

These wandering bards or troubadours are part of current rural and folk culture of Azerbaijan, and Iranian Azerbaijan, Turkey, the Turkmen Sahra (Iran) and Turkmenistan, where they are called bakshy.

Etymology

The word Ashik, derives from Arabic word Asheq (عاشق), and means the "one who is in love (Ishq, Template:Lang-tr),Template:Lang-az)".

It is also sometimes used as a male personal name.^{[citation needed]}

Famous Ashiks

20th century

19th century

18th century

Sayat-Nova

17th century

16th century

13th century

Yunus Emre

Major Ashik Stories

As the art of Ashik is based on oral tradition, the number of ashik stories can be as many as the Ashiks themselves. Throughout the centuries of this tradition many interesting stories and epics have thrived, and these are the ones who handed down. The main themes of the most Ashik stories are worldly love or epics of wars and battles or both.

The epic of "Köroğlu" is one of those which combine the occasional romance with Robin hood like chivalry. Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov has created an opera by this name, using the Ashik stories and masterfully combined some Ashik music with this major classical work.

Ashik Kerib, Azeri epic, made famous by Mikhail Lermontov, is another major story of a wandering Ashik who began his journeys with worldly love and attains wisdom by traveling and learning then achieving sainthood. The story of Ashik Kerib has been the main feature of a movie with the same name by director and producer Sergei Parajanov.

Kerem ile Aslı is the story of a Muslim prince Kerem and a Christian girl Aslı who are fallen in love despite the major opposition by their parents and community.

Notes and references

^ Today.az. Azerbaijan’s ashug art included into UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 01 October 2009
^ "ashik,shaman" - DASTAN GENRE IN CENTRAL ASIA; European University Institute, Florence, Italy (retrieved 10 August 2006).

External links

Video

Ashik film

[1] Today.az. Azerbaijan’s ashug art included into UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 01 October 2009

[European_University_Institute,_Florence,_Italy-2] "ashik,shaman" - DASTAN GENRE IN CENTRAL ASIA; European University Institute, Florence, Italy (retrieved 10 August 2006).

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 An '''Ashik''' ({{Lang-az|'''aşıq/Ashiq'''}},{{Lang-fa|'''عاشیق'''}}, {{Lang-tr|'''aşık'''}}, {{Lang-hy|Աշուղ}}, '''''ashugh''''', {{lang-ka|აშუღი}}, ''ashughi'') is a mystic troubadour or  traveling bard, in [[Azerbaijan]], [[Turkey]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Armenia]],  and [[Iran]] who sings and plays the [[baglama|saz]], a form of lute. Ashiks' songs are semi-improvised around common bases. In September 2009, Azerbaijan’s ashik art was included into UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.<ref>[http://www.today.az/news/politics/56083.html Today.az]. Azerbaijan’s ashug art included into UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 01 October 2009</ref>
-The Ashik tradition in Turkic cultures of [[Anatolia]], [[Azerbaijan]] and [[Iran]] has its origin in the [[Shamanistic]] beliefs of ancient [[Turkic peoples]].<ref name="European University Institute, Florence, Italy "> [http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-6/cae05.html "ashik,shaman"] - ''European University Institute, Florence, Italy '' (retrieved 10 August 2006).</ref>
+The Ashik tradition in Turkic cultures of [[Anatolia]], [[Azerbaijan]] and [[Iran]] has its origin in the [[Shamanistic]] beliefs of ancient [[Turkic peoples]].<ref name="European University Institute, Florence, Italy "> [http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-6/cae05.html "ashik,shaman"] - ''DASTAN GENRE IN CENTRAL ASIA; European University Institute, Florence, Italy '' (retrieved 10 August 2006).</ref>
 The ancient ashiks were called by various names such as ''bakhshi'' (Baxşı), [[Dede (religious figure)|dede]] (dədə), and [[uzan]] or ozan. Among their various roles, they played a major part in perpetuation of oral tradition, promotion of communal value system and traditional culture of their people.