Research Article

ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI

Volume: 15 Number: 1 March 15, 2026
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ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI

Abstract

This study advances a comparative analysis of the Errementari narrative in Basque folklore and the blacksmith-devil constellation in the Anatolian oral tradition, situating both corpora in relation to cultural memory. The analysis examines the apotropaic efficacy of iron, the purificatory valence of fire, and the liminal positioning of the blacksmith as symbolic codifications of social order and traces the rearticulation of ritual continuity across aesthetic and mythopoetic registers in the Book of Dede Korkut, the legend of Blacksmith Kawa, and talismanic practices. Drawing on Jan Assmann’s theory of cultural memory and Mircea Eliade’s account of mythic sacrality, the study conceptualizes archetypal oppositions as historically sedimented and culturally operative structures, approached via a comparative folkloristic methodology. The article contributes to interdisciplinary debates across folklore, memory studies, and aesthetics by elucidating the dynamic interplay of continuity and transformation governing the persistence of mythical imaginaries in modern cultural formations.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Turkish Language and Literature (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 15, 2026

Submission Date

September 15, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 13, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 15 Number: 1

APA
Sarıbaş, S. (2026). ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, 15(1), 163-183. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1784090
AMA
1.Sarıbaş S. ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI. TEKE. 2026;15(1):163-183. doi:10.7884/teke.1784090
Chicago
Sarıbaş, Serap. 2026. “ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 15 (1): 163-83. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1784090.
EndNote
Sarıbaş S (March 1, 2026) ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 15 1 163–183.
IEEE
[1]S. Sarıbaş, “ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI”, TEKE, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 163–183, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.7884/teke.1784090.
ISNAD
Sarıbaş, Serap. “ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 15/1 (March 1, 2026): 163-183. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1784090.
JAMA
1.Sarıbaş S. ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI. TEKE. 2026;15:163–183.
MLA
Sarıbaş, Serap. “ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 163-8, doi:10.7884/teke.1784090.
Vancouver
1.Serap Sarıbaş. ARCHETYPES OF THE BLACKSMITH AND THE DEVIL IN BASQUE AND ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL MEMORY: AESTHETIC PROJECTIONS IN THE FILM ERREMENTARI. TEKE. 2026 Mar. 1;15(1):163-8. doi:10.7884/teke.1784090