Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In today's world, where everything sacred is changing, all belief sys-tems are being eroded by the effects of migration, urbanization and technological developments. This process, which is explained under the name of modernization or secularization, has threatened local and sparsely populated beliefs and cultures with the threat of extinction/transformation. Yazidism, which largely survives on an oral tradition, has taken its place among the beliefs most affected by this process. This study focuses on the Yazidi faith, which is slowly losing its place in the cultural richness of Turkey. The study aims to understand the Yazidi faith and its structural transformation, which continues to exist in a narrow area and faces the danger of extinction in the face of modernization dynamics. At this point, it was tried to understand how modern phenomena, which are thought to be effective at this point, are effective on Ezidism with qualitative method. This study, which was limited to Yazidis living in Siirt and Batman provinces, was based on the classical secularization theory. Interviews were conducted with pre-constructed semi-structured interview forms. The data obtained as a result of the interviews were analyzed with the content analysis technique. The study was conducted between 2021 and 2023 and a total of 16 Yazidis were interviewed within the scope of the study. Interviews were conducted in the provincial centers of Siirt and Batman and in villages where all Yazidis live. Care was taken to ensure that the interviewees were both rural and urban Yazidis. In order to add richness to the study and to better read the change experienced, attention was paid to the fact that the participants had different age ranges and were of different genders.
Source: Mevzu – Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
Author: Mehmet Tayanç
Institution: Siirt Üniversitesi
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4391985403