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Lecture: Ancient Ephesus and Modern Mixed Pilgrimage: An Exploration of Turkish Rituals in Context, by Logan Sparks (University of Tilburg), May 17, 2011, 18.00.

Sparkslecture

Abstract

In this lecture, Logan Sparks will share the fruit of his research on ritual hybridty and mixed pilgrimage in modern Turkey and the Islamic world, over the past three years.  In order to enter into this area of research on ritual that is increasingly of scholarly interest, we will examine both the particular case of ritual ambiguity in Ephesus and the various sanctuaries of Turkey. These natural sites, churches and shrines shared and revered by Greeks, Turks, Armenians and others, continue to present us with a challenge in our understanding of identity and the place of ritual in the historical and modern Mediterranean and Near East. In this talk we will look at the most interesting examples and consider the ways in which long-standing communal relationships, popular beliefs and traditional etiquette play a role in the development of these very unique places.

Özet
Bu konferansta Logan Sparks Modern Türkiye ve İslam dünyasındaki ritüel hibridite ve karışık ziyaretgahlar üzerine üç yıldır sürdürdüğü araştırmasının sonuçlarını paylaşacaktır. Giderek artan bir akademik ilgi gören ritüel araştırmaları alanına giriş yapabilmek adına Ephesus’daki törensel belirsizlik örneği ve Türkiye’deki çeşitli kutsal alanlar incelenecektir. Yunanlılar, Türkler, Ermeniler ve diğerleri tarafından paylaşılan ve saygı duyulan bu doğal alanlar, kiliseler ve mabetler, tarihi ve modern Akdeniz ve Yakındoğu’daki ritüellerin kimliğini ve rolünü anlamamız yolunda tartışma yaratmaya devam etmektedir. Sparks bu sunumunda konu ile ilgili en ilginç örneklere bakarak bu eşsiz alanların gelişiminde uzun süreli toplumsal ilişkilerin, popüler inanışların ve geleneksel kuralların nasıl bir rol oynadığını inceleyecektir.



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