A Comparative Examination of the Matriarchal Elements in the Epic of Koroghlu
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https://doi.org/10.33831/jws.v21i2.158Keywords:
Epic of Koroghlu, Hieros Gamos, Ritual Sacrifice, Matriarchy, Minstrelsy TraditionAbstract
This study aims to shed light on the matriarchal past of Turkish culture by revealing the matriarchal elements in the Epic of Koroghlu. As well as these elements are the ones we can see as the traces of matriarchal culture such as tomb, spring, blindness, pomegranate and apple, they are also related to the rituals of the sacrifice of a god/king and sacred marriage which we can see in many cultures. The existence of such phenomena in different cultures enables us to complete the missing pieces by comparing them. Therefore, such a comparison has also been made in the present study to comprehend the matriarchal elements in the Epic of Koroghlu better.
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