Turkish Bath Museum and Henna Bath exhibition
Beypazarı henna baths (bridal baths) of a tradition lost since the mid-Twentieth Century, are today a part of our cultural memory. A practice of a time when wedding ceremonies in Beypazarı lasted seven days, the henna bath culture has been made into a book, based on the reminiscences of locals, whic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Koc University, Vehbi Koc Ankara Studies Research Center (VEKAM)
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Ankara Araştırmaları Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalagent.com/jas/pdfs/JAS_1_2_48_55.pdf |
| Summary: | Beypazarı henna baths (bridal baths) of a tradition lost since the mid-Twentieth Century, are today a part of our cultural memory. A practice of a time when wedding ceremonies in Beypazarı lasted seven days, the henna bath culture has been made into a book, based on the reminiscences of locals, which has become a permanent exhibit of Turkey’s first-ever bath museum inaugurated in Beypazarı in 2012. This study takes up the Beypazarı henna baths as a brief evaluation of Jean Baudrillard’s thoughts on simulation, Anthony Giddens’ thoughts on modernism, and the theories of nostalgia put forward by Svetlana Boym. |
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| ISSN: | 2147-8724 2147-8724 |