In this thesis, I intend to examine differences between religious communities and
practices through a comparative study of funeral ceremonies performed at
Hacibayram and Kocatepe Mosques in Ankara. The ethnographic data, which have
been collected through eighty-seven funeral ceremony that I attended in these two
mosques, shows that there are repetitive patterns among funeral ceremonies
performed in the same mosque. When we compare the ceremonial patterns in
Hacibayram Mosque and Kocatepe Mosque, it is observed that funeral ceremonies
performed in these two mosques is differentiated in terms of material culture,
gender and sentiments. There are different variables for these ritual differentiations,
such as the nature and composition of a religious community frequenting a mosque,
and the meanings and traditions ascribed to a mosque, which affect the way in
which prayers are perceived and practiced.
Besides, it is also realized that repetitive patterns among funeral ceremonies
performed in the same mosque may even differentiate, because of social status and
worldview of deceased and mourners.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613260/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 June 2011 |
| Creators | Yildiz, Davut |
| Contributors | Erdemir, Aykan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.A. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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