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Zur Konstruktion von sozialer Kohärenz: Kirvalıq-Verwandtschaft in Georgien
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Zur Konstruktion von sozialer Kohärenz: Kirvalıq-Verwandtschaft in Georgien |
In: | Die Welt des Islams, 54, 2014, 2, S. 237-257 |
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Brill
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Umfang: | 237-257 |
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0043-2539 1570-0607 |
DOI: | 10.1163/15700607-00542p05 |
Zusammenfassung: | <jats:p>This article, which is based on fieldwork carried out 2007–2009 in various regions of Georgia, studies the Islamic circumcision ritual (Turkish <jats:italic>sünnet</jats:italic>, Azeri <jats:italic>sünnǝt</jats:italic>, Georgian <jats:italic>ts‘inadatsveta</jats:italic>) in the Caucasus and neighbouring regions. It specifically focusses on the tradition called <jats:italic>Kirvalıq</jats:italic> as practised by Azeri Turks in Georgia. This tradition establishes a relation between the boy and a <jats:italic>kirva</jats:italic> (“godfather”), who holds the boy during the ritual; the relation is understood as being a very close blood relation although the <jats:italic>kirva</jats:italic> and the boy are technically not related. In fact, the person chosen as <jats:italic>kirva</jats:italic> by the boy’s parents is often a member of another ethnic and/or religious group. This specific type of <jats:italic>Kirvalıq</jats:italic> is also found in Eastern Anatolia. We argue that the <jats:italic>Kirvalıq</jats:italic> serves the purpose of increasing the family’s network ties and thus contributes to the coherence of multiethnic and multireligious communities. </jats:p> |
Format: | E-Article |
Quelle: | Brill (CrossRef) |
Sprache: | Unbestimmt |