Condolence houses in Sanliurfa: fading away of a tradition and a creative attempt to preserve it.
This article reports the results of qualitative research conducted to investigate the change in the traditional manner of giving and accepting condolences in Sanliurfa, a city with a unique sociocultural structure in the southeastern part of Turkey. Our methodology was based on direct observation of behavior and detailed, open-ended interviews with participants. This article aims to investigate the reasons for moving the condolence tradition from family homes to specially built condolence houses a decade ago and discusses the functional significance of the ceremonial events in giving and accepting condolences.
Yanik
Medaim
M
Harran University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Sanliurfa, Turkey. medaim@hotmail.com
Vahip
Isil
I
Kose
Samet
S
D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003469:Culture; D005655:Funeral Rites; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support; D012961:Sociology; D014421:Turkey