BİNGÖL YÖRESİ TARIM KONULU KÖY SEYİRLİK OYUNLARINDA SOSYOKÜLTÜREL YAŞAMIN TEATRAL YANSIMALARI: İZLEKLER VE RİTÜELLER
THEATRICAL REFLECTIONS OF SOCIO-CULTURAL LIFE IN AGRICULTURAL-THEMED VILLAGE SPECTACLE PLAYS OF THE BINGÖL REGION: THEMES AND RITUALS

Summary/Abstract: Throughout history, many cultural values have been created and passed down from generation to generation. One of these cultural values is village folk plays, which are elements of folklore and reflect the socio-cultural life of the society to which they belong. In these plays, it is possible to see the ancient beliefs and rituals of the society, and the richness of the cultural heritage passed down from the past to the present. In addition to their theatrical features, they reflect the collective memory shaped around social life; proverbs, idioms, folk songs, and couplets; food culture, clothing, traditional professions, and glimpses of daily life. In this context, this study identifies the socio-cultural values of the region by taking four village folk plays on agricultural themes from the Bingöl region as examples. Furthermore, the themes and rituals reflected in the plays are evaluated focusing on Bascom's adaptation of these functions to folklore: "passing the time pleasantly, having fun, entertaining," "supporting values, social institutions, and ceremonies," "transmitting education and culture to younger generations," and "liberation from social and personal pressures." Within this framework, it has been observed that village folk plays are significant from a folklore perspective, and their theatrical characteristics concretely reflect the socio-cultural aspects of the society to which they belong.

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