Bangi; Kurmanji Lamentations (Introducing the Structure and Content of a Native Lamentation)
Document Type : پژوهشی اصیل
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Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran
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Researcher in the field of culture and popular literature of the Kurmanj people
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Graduate of Persian Language and Literature, University of Bojnord
10.48311/cfl.2026.86484.0
Abstract
Popular culture and literature reflect the ancient rituals and traditions of our Iranians. Since the identity and history of every nation are very important, by recognizing and examining the ancient rituals of Iranian tribes, branches of which have been manifested in various ethnic groups, including the Kurds and Kurmanjis, we come to understand the ancient identity and beauties of our culture.
Therefore, with the aim of identifying Kurmanji dirges and introducing the structure and content of this type of folk literature of the Kurmanji people, the authors of the present study have examined about 40 dirges, all of which were collected orally, using field methods (interviews with dirge singers) and citing library sources.
These dirges have very profound meanings and carry many other traditions of the Kurmanji people, such as: pouring dirt on the head, cutting the hair, applying henna, throwing apples and pomegranates when burying a single person, not combing the hair, and not wearing makeup.
Therefore, with the aim of identifying Kurmanji dirges and introducing the structure and content of this type of folk literature of the Kurmanji people, the authors of the present study have examined about 40 dirges, all of which were collected orally, using field methods (interviews with dirge singers) and citing library sources.
These dirges have very profound meanings and carry many other traditions of the Kurmanji people, such as: pouring dirt on the head, cutting the hair, applying henna, throwing apples and pomegranates when burying a single person, not combing the hair, and not wearing makeup.
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