Beliefs and practices developped around the wild rue (Peganum Harmala) (Examples of Bozova, Eyyübiye and Harran)<p>Üzerlik bitkisi çevresinde gelişen inançlar ve uygulamalar (Bozova, Eyyübiye ve Harran Örnekleri)
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 14, Issue 2
Abstract
The research conducted with 68 women living in Bozova, Eyyübiye and Harran countries of Şanlıurfa and with 9 herbalists who work in the city centre of Şanlıurfa. All of the interviewed women, except for one, are married; the one who is not married is 23 years old and newly divorced. Most of the women experienced prearranged marriages or they married by taking their family’s blessing. Women who are not married by prearranged marriages are married to their relatives. Women’s age vary between 18- 73. Except 2 of these 9 women interviewed in the scope of the research live on the countryside. In our research, the wild rue, which is commonly used in daily life in Bozova, in Eyyübiye and in Harran of Şanlıurfa, is examined. The questions of which purposes it is being used and the beliefs, rituals and practices which developed around the wild rue are analysed. In our research, analysing the practices and rituals developed around the wild rue is important since it shows plant’s field of application in a culture.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetAraştırma Şanlıurfa iline bağlı Bozova, Eyyübiye ve Harran ilçelerinde yaşayan 68 kadın ve Şanlıurfa ili merkezinde aktarlık yapan 9 aktarla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Görüşme yapılan kadınların 1’i hariç hepsi evlidir, evli olmayan 1 kadın ise 23 yaşında ve henüz boşanmıştır. Kadınların büyük bölümü görücü usulü ve aile onayıyla evlenmişlerdir. Görücü usulü dışında, kendi aralarında anlaşarak evlenenlerin eşleri ise akrabalarıdır. Kadınların yaşları 18-73 arasında değişmektedir. Araştırma kapsamında görüşülen kadınların 2’si hariç hepsi ilçelerde yaşamaktadır. Çalışmamızda, Şanlıurfa ili Bozova, Eyyübiye ve Harran ilçelerinde günlük hayatta sıklıkla kullanılan üzerlik bitkisinin hangi amaçlarla kullanıldığı, üzerlik bitkisi etrafında gelişen inanç, ritüel ve uygulamaların neler olduğu değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmamızda üzerlik bitkisi etrafında gelişmiş pratikler ve ritüellerin incelenmesi kültür içindeki bir uygulamanın yerini göstermesi açısından önemlidir.
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Berivan Vargün
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