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THE BELIEFS OF ‘ALKARISI’ IN AGRI
Abstract
The beliefs of ‘alkarısı’ are commonly seen among the wide goegraphies where Turks live. Alkarısı is a woman who is especially believed to pick on both the woman who has newly given birth and on the horses. This woman, according to the common belief, who feeds on the livers of puerperal women and on those of their newborn babies, causing them to get frightened and experience psychological problems and even sometimes causing them to pass away, is agreed upon being a genie. It could be said that the myth itself takes its basis from ‘Al’ soul in Shamanism. Still being among common beliefs of Anatolian people, alkarısı beliefs continue to be exist in Agri district and its surroundings. The conservative characteristics of Anatolian people and conserved cultural being of Anatolia have played a significant role in giving opportunity to these sort of beliefs to exist in Agrı as well. It can obviously be seen that In spite of all scientific and technological developments the traditional performances of these beliefs preserve their existance under several different names
Keywords
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Ekim 2016
Gönderilme Tarihi
1 Ekim 2016
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
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