Üniversite Öğrencilerinin, Sihir, Büyü ve Tabiatüstü Güçlerle İlgili Tutumlarının İncelenmesi
Examination of Attitudes of University Students Relating with Witching, Magic and Supernatural Powers
Yazar: Kartopu, Saffet; Ünalan, Abdurrahman
Dergi: Bilimname, Vol. 2019 No. 40, 2019
Anahtar kelimeler: Din Psikolojisi,Sihir,Büyü ; Examination,Attitudes,University Students

İnsanoğlu var olduğu günden itibaren bilinmeyene karşı merak içerisinde olmuştur. Nitekim edebi ve kutsal metinler, arkeolojik kalıntılar, mağaraların duvarlarına yapılmış olan resimler, heykeller vb. incelendiğinde hemen her toplumda sihir büyü ve tabiatüstü güçlere başvurulduğu görülmektedir. Bu noktada günümüz modern toplumunda yaşayan bireylerin sihir, büyü ve tabiatüstü güçlerle alakalı tutumlarının belirlenmesi, bu inançların sürekliliğini anlamak açısından önem kazanmaktadır. Toplumun genç ve göreli olarak eğitimli bir kesimini oluşturan üniversite öğrencilerinin konuyla ilgili tutumlarını ortaya koymak, toplumun gelecekteki değerlerini ve eğilimlerini yordamak açısından elverişli olacaktır. Bu amaçla makale üniversite öğrencilerinin cinsiyet, eğitim alınan fakülte türü, akademik başarı, aile dindarlık ve öznel dindarlık değişkenleri açısından sihir, büyü ve tabiatüstü güçlerle ilgili tutumlarını belirlemeye odaklanmaktadır. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesinde İlahiyat Fakültesi (N:100, %24,6), Edebiyat Fakültesi (N:100, %24.6), İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi (N: 103, %25,3), Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi (N: 46, %11,3) ve diğer fakültelerin (N: 58, %14,3) öğrencilerinden tesadüfi yöntemle belirlenen 407 kişiden oluşan örneklem grubunun sihir, büyü ve tabiatüstü güçlerle ilgili tutumları nicel bir araştırmayla ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırmada Frekans ve Chi-Square’den yararlanılmış olup, verilerin değerlendirilmesinde ve hesaplanmış değerlerin bulunmasında SPSS 16.0 istatistik paket programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, cinsiyetin, fakülte türünün, akademik başarı düzeyinin, aile dindarlığı ve öznel dindarlık algılarının sihir, büyü ve tabiatüstü güçlere karşı tutumlarda etkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Humankind has always been curious about unknown particulars since starting day of their existence. Hence, when literature and holy texts, archaeological remains, paintings made on the cave walls, sculptures have been examined, it is seen that in almost each community there have been applications regarding witching, magic and supernatural powers. At this point determining attitudes of individuals living in today’s modern community regarding witching, magic and supernatural powers bears importance for understanding continuity of these beliefs. It would be beneficial for revealing the attitudes university students constituting the young and relatively educated segment of community regarding the subject and to predict future values and tendencies of community. For this purpose article focuses on determining attitudes of university students with respect to the variables of gender, type of education faculty, academic success, family piety and subjective piety, in relation to witching, magic and supernatural powers. It has been tried to reveal the attitudes of sample group being composed of 407 people who were determined by random method among students of Faculty of Theology (N:100, 24,6 %), Faculty of Literature (N:100, 24.6 %), Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (N: 103, 25,3 %), Faculty of Fine Arts (N: 46, 11,3 %) and other faculties (N: 58, 14,3 %) of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University regarding witching, magic and supernatural powers by conducting a quantitative research. In the research Frequency and Chi-Square test has been used and in the evaluation of data and finding of calculated values, SPSS 16.0 statistical package program has been used.In the research being conducting the question of “Would you be effected when it is talked about witching, magic, gin and similar topics next to you?” was asked to the sample group and participants have been examined on gender basis with respect to their rate of being effected from speeches being made about topics like witching, magic and gin next to them. According to the sample group taking part in our research, 10 %of males and 11.5 %of girls have preferred the answer of “I would be very effected.” Similarly, while 13.7%of males preferred the answer of “I would be effected.”, 23.5 %of girls have chosen this answer. The answer of “It depends on my spiritual status.” was chosen by 21.1 %of males and 24 %of girls. When the answers given and the results were examined, it was reached to the conclusion female participants were more effected from speeches made about topics like witching, magic, and gin next to them with respect to male participants. Again, in order to determine the types of fortune applied by participants, the question of “Which types of fortune did you refer to in your life?” was asked to participants and examination was made with respect to the rate of application. According to the sample groups in our research, it was seen that 29.6 %of males and 43.8 %of girls have preferred the answer of “coffee fortune-telling.