Rituals of Condolence As Sociological Dimension of Death

82 pp, pb, in English.

Cases From East and South-East Anatolia in Turkey

Preface

• On the Notion of Death
• The Sociological Dimension of Death: Tradition of Condolence
• The Objective of the Research 
• The Methodology of the Research Condolence as a Social Body
• The Tradition of Condolence in the East and Southeast Anatolia
• The Commencement of the Condolence: Announcement of the Death
• Psychological Support: First hours of the Family after the Death 
• Areas Deferred in Modern Life: Cemetery Rituals 
• A Place Donated by the Memories of the Deceased: The Condolence Location
• Condolence and Daily Life 
• The Roles and Places of Wailing Women within the Tradition of Condolence: Lament 
• Condolence as a Social Interaction 
• Case Study 1: The Tradition of Condolence among Arabs in Siirt 
• Case Study 2: The Tradition of Condolence among Syriac and Yazidi communities 
• Case Study 3: A Case from an Alawi Village in Muş Varto
• The Changing Face of Condolence
• The New Location of Condolence: The House of Condolence 
• The Portable Location of Condolence: The Condolence Tent 
• Changing Patterns in the Tradition of Condolence
• The Tradition of Condolence in Photographs

Conclusion
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