The “Selling the Child” Tradition as a Ritual in the Context of Turkic and Slavic Folk Beliefs / Türk ve Slav Halk İnançları Bağlamında Bir Ritüel Olarak “Çocuğu Satma” Geleneği
Mankind believes in the magical power and protection of names and search for ways to harness this power to keep their newborn babies alive. One outcome of this pursuit is the Turkic ritual of “selling the child.” This ritual is performed to protect the newborn from evil beings. This ritual, which...
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Cyprus International University
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Folklor/Edebiyat |
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| Online Access: | https://www.folkloredebiyat.org/Makaleler/1857948753_t%c3%bcrk%20ve%20slav%20halk%20inan%c3%a7lar%c4%b1%20.pdf |