EVALUATION OF MEMORATES FORMED BASED ON ZONGULDAK MINING TRADITION Cover Image

ZONGULDAK MADENCİLİK MESLEĞİ GELENEĞİNE BAĞLI OLUŞAN MEMORATLAR ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
EVALUATION OF MEMORATES FORMED BASED ON ZONGULDAK MINING TRADITION

Author(s): Aykut GÜNAYDIN, Berna Ayaz
Subject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Motif Halk Oyunları Eğitim ve Öğretim Vakfı
Keywords: Zonguldak; mine; tradition; memorate; owner;

Summary/Abstract: It is seen that every profession has its own specific rules as well as narratives, jargon, beliefs and practices in Folklore, especially in the context of professional folklore. In other words, the relationship between the individual and the profession is not only material but also spiritual. Mining is a profession where employees experience anxiety and fear intensively due to it is a profession under the ground. Being under meters of the ground damages the individual's sense of trust. The underground is not a place of human in the collective subconscious. It is believed that mine which does not belong to human, has an “owner”. This means that a human being with a Earth's presence enters the dominance with full of danger of a supernatural being. This weird and dangerous space made human has to believe in beliefs and to practice (rituals), especially taboo and avoidance.

  • Issue Year: 12/2019
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 305-316
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish
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