Çukurova ve Kıbrıs Halk Kültüründe Ölümü Algılama
The Culture of Death Detection in Çukurova and Cyprus Folk Culture

Summary/Abstract: The notion of death is one of the themes which are handled in literature. Death is handled with the Sufi’s perception and according to Sufi’s ideas soul immortality and eternity are the infrastructure of the notion of death. What people do in the world in which people live in, we are responsible for them in future life. People believe that they will face their sins or good deeds in the future life. Meaning of death is not end of everything. Death is not dark and unbeknown. On the contrary, death is the second life for people. The real existence is soul and soul is immortal but body is mortal. In their poems which are related with death and grave, Minstrel advices that people should obey to Islamic rules. Meanwhile minstrels tell us life is temporary at the same time they tell people the way of eternal happiness. Minstrels’ religious knowledge is smattering. Although they are religious, they are bigoted. They discuss the god, prophets and clergymen in their poems. Death is not a terrible situation. Each living being will face the fact of death in minstrels’ poems. Religious information reflects minstrels’ tradition. According to Minstrels death is a faith and god has absolute dominance on the universe. People cannot do anything against the dominance of god. In Çukurova’s and Cyprus’s folk culture, there are a vast number of mistrials’ poems and laments which emphasize death and some effects of death. Moreover, traditions, believes, practises which are mentioned death and some effects of death shed light on people’s thoughts, reflections and behaviours.

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