Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey

Number: 78 September 1, 2016
  • Sibel Turhan Tuna
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Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey

Abstract

Water, necessary for survival and essential for everyday life, is one of the most important themes of oral culture. In various cultures it sometimes appears in folklore as an entity that is sacred and mysterious, as one that cleans away dirt and evil, and sometimes as something destructive. This article examines the water-related tales and beliefs from the Muğla region of Turkey that have an important part in the oral culture of the region but are not yet recorded in written form. The study, based primarily on the compilation method, is presented under three main headings. The first section gives an overview of water in the context of local culture. The second section describes actual mysterious water-related events and legends, and tales about the tombs of Saints at water sources. The third section describes general water-related beliefs from the oral culture of the Muğla region.

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Year 2016 Number: 78

APA
Tuna, S. T. (2016). Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey. Bilig, 78, 173-198. https://izlik.org/JA66CN58LS
AMA
1.Tuna ST. Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey. Bilig. 2016;(78):173-198. https://izlik.org/JA66CN58LS
Chicago
Tuna, Sibel Turhan. 2016. “Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey”. Bilig, nos. 78: 173-98. https://izlik.org/JA66CN58LS.
EndNote
Tuna ST (September 1, 2016) Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey. Bilig 78 173–198.
IEEE
[1]S. T. Tuna, “Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey”, Bilig, no. 78, pp. 173–198, Sept. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA66CN58LS
ISNAD
Tuna, Sibel Turhan. “Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey”. Bilig. 78 (September 1, 2016): 173-198. https://izlik.org/JA66CN58LS.
JAMA
1.Tuna ST. Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey. Bilig. 2016;:173–198.
MLA
Tuna, Sibel Turhan. “Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey”. Bilig, no. 78, Sept. 2016, pp. 173-98, https://izlik.org/JA66CN58LS.
Vancouver
1.Sibel Turhan Tuna. Water-Related Tales and Beliefs in Muğla Region, Turkey. Bilig [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 1;(78):173-98. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA66CN58LS

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