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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