Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In Turkic epics, the heroes of the epics are usually born as a result of the family’s having no child. Having no children, especially a son who will take over the place of the father and will continue the family lineage, is a source of despair for the family in a society where the fathers without children are made to sit in a black tent and ostracized. Families looking for remedies for the problem and eventually have children announce this fortunate event by giving feasts. The brotherhood concept is also emphasized within the problem of having no children. The hero’s being alone or his having a sibling or siblings will face him while struggling against the obstacles. Those who are the only child will complain about having no siblings, while those who have siblings will overcome the difficulties with the help of their siblings and defend their country. The heroes who have siblings are more advantageous than those that have none. In this article, which tries to emphasize the importance of brotherhood in Turkic epics, I will evaluate the “brotherhood” concept through comparing the brotherhood perception of Segrek and Eğrek in the epic Uşun Koca Oğlu Segrek in the book of Dede Korkut and Şakir and Şakirat, two heroes in the Kazakh epic Şakir- Şakirat, in which the hero tries to save his brother.
DOI: 10.12780/uusbd157
Author: Derya Özcan
Institution: Usak University
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Museology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1485307662