Ağıt

by Dor, Rémy

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Ağıt is a term in the occidental Turkic languages that designates “funeral lament.” Ağıt performed in funerary rituals are classified under the category of work songs and the sub-category of ceremonial songs. If detached from this context, they are considered lyric songs. Ağıt primarily revolve around death and its consequences: the circumstances of death, the sadness experienced by the family of the deceased, etc. By extension, they can include all the wrenching and heartbreaking experiences a…

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Ağıt is a term in the occidental Turkic languages that designates “funeral lament.” Ağıt performed in funerary rituals are classified under the category of work songs and the sub-category of ceremonial songs. If detached from this context, they are considered lyric songs. Ağıt primarily revolve around death and its consequences: the circumstances of death, the sadness experienced by the family of the deceased, etc. By extension, they can include all the wrenching and heartbreaking experiences at the root of human suffering (such as the rapid passing of youth, the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1008

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eng Islam

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Dor, Rémy

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