TRADITION AND RELIGION: THE ROLE OF TRADITION IN RELIGIOUS LIFE OF TURKMENISTAN

Volume: 5 Number: 2 September 30, 2005
  • Vejdi Bilgin
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TRADITION AND RELIGION: THE ROLE OF TRADITION IN RELIGIOUS LIFE OF TURKMENISTAN

Abstract

The separation between modern and traditional is a gift from modern thought and was put forward to define non-modern. But both of them are ideal types and there is no society which is completely separated from tradition. If we define the traditional society as a society in which custom, folkway and superstition are relatively effective, we can put Turkmenistan in this category. In this situation, religion takes part in the tradition as “edep” and “däp-dessur”. The main constituents of Turkmen religious life are rituals concerning birth and death. The actors who orientate religious life (yaşulu, molla and işan) are, at the same time, carriers and protectors of tradition. Although it is thought that there would be no conflict between religion and tradition, in the condition that there is a conflict, the second one takes precedence.

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Authors

Vejdi Bilgin

Publication Date

September 30, 2005

Submission Date

October 1, 2005

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Published in Issue

Year 2005 Volume: 5 Number: 2

ISNAD
Bilgin, Vejdi. “GELENEK VE DİN: TÜRKMENİSTAN’IN DİNÎ HAYATINDA GELENEĞİN ROLÜ”. Marife Dini Araştırmalar Dergisi 5/2 (September 1, 2005): 101-124. https://izlik.org/JA35AG86UU.