Open AccessEcho of Kurban (An anthropological essay on sacrifice among the Gagauz)
Author(s) -
Michael N. Guboglo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik antropologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-1552
pISSN - 2311-0546
DOI - 10.33876/2311-0546/2019-47-3/204-221
Subject(s) - sacrifice , echo (communications protocol) , morality , sociology , set (abstract data type) , repertoire , philosophy , epistemology , literature , art , theology , computer science , computer network , programming language
The experience of describing sacrifices (the Kurban tradition) in the traditional culture of the Gagauz opens up a possibility for an anthropological exploration of its origin (ethnogenetic echo) and the prospects for the development of its repertoire (sociological echo) as a single scenario. Among the characters of this scenario there are the sacrifier, the one who receives the sacrifice, and the institute of public opinion (“insan maana bulmasyn”), which guarantees following the canonical norms of customary law and morality which set the rules of sacrifice as a gift and as a holiday.