Life in this land of sacks with a love for Mother Nature saw that all living beings as equals. The ancient Turk's shamanism (Kamanis), a belief that predates the advent of Islam, still shows traces of its deep influence on the culture of Turkey today, from rituals to folklore, from literature to art. WATER follows the Traces of the Kamanis that migrated from the Northern Siberia with the Turkic people a thousand years ago, and which is the lifeblood of the Turkic soul, all the way into today's Istanbul. When journalist Laurel Kaman boards an Istanbul ferryboat one summer evening and Disappears suddenly, Sergeant Umit is Determined to find her. Soon he and his friend are swept away in a series of adventures Secondhand Semahat, as they struggle to make sense of a mysterious world of ancient symbols and codes of ancient Turkish shamanism. Meanwhile, they are forced to confront the traditions and taboos that have restricted their own lives. IN WATER Bouquet Uzuner, one of Turkey's best selling authors explores eco-feminist themes and the ancient English tradition of Kamanis with her witty, warm and wise literary style . Through the ancient kamanist of the Kutadgu (Book of Happiness) written over 1,000 years ago in the pro-Turkish in the Uighur alphabet, she invites the reader to see the work in a new light.
