Reyhanî is one of the cultural values that has been kept alive for thousands of years
in Mardin, Turkey. As a form of a dance and a piece of music, it has a ritualistic
origin, a traditional folklore of the region that is adapted to current conditions and
reinterpreted. The dance can be practiced by men and women and it is expressive
of the demonstration of gratitude to God, following the harvest time, of praying
for goodness and beauty, and of the oath of loyalty to the beloved. Reyhanî, which
is said to get its name from basil plant, is associated with the soothing smell of
it, relaxing the audience. That the word reyhan is related to the word ruh (soul),
being seen in the narrative of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and that it is mentioned in
the description of heaven in the Holy Quran result in the attribution of holiness to
reyhan plant and of theological meaning to the danse and music.
In this study, reyhanî, performed as a dance and music in Mardin city center, has
been handled with its traditional aspects and current nature, through contemporary
approaches such as bodylore and body music. Information on the subject has been compiled, analyzed and thereafter conceptualized thorugh observation and
interview methods in Mardin province. The probable contributions of Reyhanî
dance and music to the publicity of Mardin were emphasized and suggestions were
made for these contributions
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Turkish Folklore |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | November 22, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 25 Issue: 100 |
Journal website: https://folkloredebiyat.org
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Field EdItors
Folklore:
Prof.Dr. Hande Birkalan-Gedik
(Frankfurt University- birkalan-gedik@em.uni.frankfurt.de)
Prof. Dr. Arzu Öztürkmen
(Bosphorus University- ozturkme@boun.edu.tr)
Edebiyat-Literature
Prof. Dr. G. Gonca Gökalp Alpaslan (Hacettepe University - ggonca@
hacettepe.edu.tr)
Prof. Dr. Ramazan Korkmaz
(President, Caucasus University Association- r_korkmaz@hotmail.com)
Antropoloji-Anthropology
Prof. Dr. Akile Gürsoy
(Beykent University - gursoyakile@gmail.com)
Prof.Dr. Serpil Aygün Cengiz
(Ankara University - serpilayguncengiz@gmail.com)
Dil-Dilbilim/Linguistics
Prof.Dr. Aysu Erden
(Maltepe University - aysuerden777@gmail.com)
Prof. Dr. V. Doğan Günay
(Dokuz Eylul University- dogan.gunay@deu.edu.tr)