An Investigation on Namings Around Bolu and Duzce Tombs

• Authors: Haktan Kaplan , Selçuk Peker

Abstracts

EN

Aim. The purpose of conducting a self-contained study on the naming of visiting places was the main motivation for this study. It is aimed to examine the historical background, visiting times, pre- and post-visit practices of mausoleum and grave visits seen in Turkish culture based on the regions of Bolu and Duzce, and to create a classification related to the ways in which the visiting places are named. Methods. This study covers the places of visit in Bolu and Duzce provinces in general, and visits to mausoleums in particular. Research: traditions, customs, rites, ceremonies have been revealed based on folk beliefs by using the discipline and methods of folklore. The data were collected through interview, participatory observation, and unattended observation methods. Results. As a result of this study, in Bolu 50, in Duzce 17 the tomb and the grave were examined and it was determined how and according to what these sacred places received their names. Conclusion. In almost every study conducted on sacred places of visit, various researches have been carried out by different disciplines on the naming of sacred places, and a new naming study was being conducted each time according to the characteristics of the region. This has led to the emergence of independent classifications. In this regard, there has been a need to conduct a comprehensive study of the naming and including the characteristics of the person buried in the grave. Based on this need, it was both the first in this field of study and a classification was put forward.

Keywords

EN

Duzce; tomb; entombed saint; Bolu; folk beliefs

• Publisher: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
• Journal: Journal of Education Culture and Society
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 691-704

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Haktan Kaplan

• Turkish Language Department, Faculty of Letters, Selcuk University Akademi Mah. Yeni İstanbul str., 42130 Konya, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000000166936766

author

Selçuk Peker

• Department of Social Sciences and Turkish Language Teaching, Eregli Faculty of Education, Necmettin Erbakan University, Toros Mah. Üniversite str., 42310 Eregli, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000000348413640

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15503/jecs2022.2.691.704

Biblioteka Nauki

18105035