RETHINKING THE AKHISM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE POTLATCH CULTURE
Abstract
Akhism,
dating back to the time of the Turkey Seljuks in its origin, is a professional
association organized as tariqa which was also continued by Ottomans. Futuwwas,
being a kind of regulations of akhism, advice helping each other, contributing
to union members and thus, becoming a role model of a human being. Such advices
bear the traces of potlach alleged as a universal culture around the world
before the period of monotheistic religions. Potlatch is a name given to the
exchange festivals in Chinook language in the North American Indian
communities. On the basis of the opuses of three Turkish futuwwa authors,
Burgazi, Sheikh Sayyid Hussein and Radavi declaring the akhism norms, in this
paper it will be examined whether or not the potlatch known as a gift or
donation culture and the akhism resemble and differ from each other in some
ways.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
June 22, 2017
Submission Date
January 13, 2017
Acceptance Date
February 13, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Number: 37
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