Michael Knüppel: Zur alttürkischen Mantik

Abstract. − The following article deals with the problems of Old Turkic and Old Uyghur mantics. It is shown that various types of mantic practices (such as palmomantics, cybomantics, xylomantics, astromantics, etc.) are documented in the Old Turkic and Old Uyghur literature. In the article an overview is given of this various types of mantic practices among the early Turks as well as an attempt to classify Old Turkic mantic texts according to their content. [Asia, Europe, Turks, Uyghurs, mantic practices, mantic texts]