Karadeniz International Scientific Journal

This is an internationally refereed social science journal that is published every three months (quarterly) in electronic-based and print-based since 2009. The journal publishes four issues each year (March, June, September, and December).

The publication language of this journal is Turkish, English, or Russian.

This is an open-access journal. Therefore, all issues and articles published so far can be accessed free of charge from the journal's website.

 

AN ANALOGY ESSAY ON THE PRACTICES AND BELIEFS OF AFTERBIRTH AMONG CUVAŞ TURKS AND TRABZON ŞALPAZARI CEPNIS

 Mustafa AÇA [1]

Being able to put the sociological changes of societies clearly will be able to possible by introducing the changes on belief and attitude of mind of the people belong to this society. Especially being discovered and evaluated of the reflex actions which have been enhanced against to different factor by the societies that belong to the same history but live in different geographical areas will be the central pillar of the studies on this subject. In this study some rigid belief and ceremonial applications in postpartum of Cuvaş Turks and Chepni's form Trabozn-Şalpazarı who were tried to christianize after the 16th centruy by assimilation policies applicated by Russians but their old belief systems in all seriusnes will be studied comparatively, the similar and different aspects between the belief in postpartum and applicatons of two Turkish societies from the south and north regions of the Black Sea.

Key Words: Trabzon, Şalpazarı, Çepni, Çuvaş Turks, Birth, Magic

 

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