Eurasian Art & Humanities Journal

TRADITIONAL MALE RITUALS IN BURSA WEDDINGS: AN ANALYSIS BASED ON THREE REPRESENTATIVE PRACTICES

2025-09-08T15:54:34+00:00

This study aims to trace local cultural codes through three traditional practices representative of wedding customs specific to the Bursa region. Weddings function not only as a social institution marking the transition into marriage but also as ritual spaces where gender roles, local values, and collective identities are reproduced. Within this context, the research focuses on three male-specific traditional practices identified through fieldwork in the region: Danışık Night, Henna Fire and Requesting the Hive, and Male Henna Festivities. Through these traditional elements, it is demonstrated that weddings serve not only as individual rites of passage but also play a significant role in social solidarity, cultural transmission, and identity construction. These three male-oriented practices in Bursa embody functions such as solidarity, humor, symbolic competition, and communal belonging, thereby rendering the social dimensions of male transition visible. Danışık Night, as a social entertainment organized among the groom’s close circle, alleviates social tensions through traditional humorous elements; meanwhile, Hive Requesting and Henna Fire stand out as ritual-based acts of demand and power assertion performed by the groom’s party toward the bride’s household. Male henna festivities, distinct from the female-centered henna night, create a male-exclusive space of entertainment, reinforcing boundaries related to gender roles. This article analyzes these practices within the framework of social structure and cultural continuity and interprets them through a cultural analysis approach.

STYLISTIC FEATURES OF CLAUDE DEBUSSY’S WORKS

2025-10-22T16:21:32+00:00

This study examines the stylistic characteristics of Impressionism and the works of Claude Debussy in French art at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Impressionism, one of the most striking and intriguing movements to emerge in French art in the last quarter of the 19th century, arose in a highly complex environment characterized by diversity and contrasts. Impressionism first manifested itself in painting. Artists associated with this movement include C. Monet, O. Renoir, C. Pissarro, A. Sisley, and E. Degas. Impressionists broke away from traditional rules and created a new painting method in an effort to express their immediate impressions of objects as accurately as possible. Unlike pictorial Impressionism, which is represented by the names of many important masters, the representatives of musical Impressionism include P. Dukas, F. Schmitt, L. Auber, Ch. Keklen (early in his career), J. Roger Dukas, M. Ravel, but its most prominent representative is Claude Debussy. Debussy composed songs and romances in particular when he was sixteen years old. By the mid-1890s, the composer's creative maturity had shaped his unique style of musical impressionism. Claude Debussy was one of the most interesting and exploratory artists of his time, always seeking new ways to develop his skills.

TRENDS IN ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS ON VIOLIN EDUCATION IN TURKEY: TR INDEX REVIEW

2025-08-28T10:52:21+00:00

The purpose of this research is to examine the articles in the TR Index database related to violin education and to determine the trends of these articles in terms of year, research topic, study group, method, data collection tools and data analysis methods. This research is qualitative research using content analysis. The study group of the research consisted of a total of 67 articles published in the TR Index database on violin education between 2005 and 2024. “Violin” was used as the keyword, and 67 articles related to violin education constituted the study group of the research. The "Article Review Form" was prepared by the researcher as a data collection tool. Articles on violin education were analyzed using the content analysis technique, considering the publication year, research topic, study group, method, data collection tools and analysis of the data. The data were evaluated using frequency and percentage values and the results were shown in tables. When the findings are examined in general, it is seen that academic research in the field of violin education has increased in recent years. The majority of the research has been conducted with student groups. It has been determined that qualitative methods and data collection tools for document review are frequently preferred. In the distribution of subjects, professional and field qualifications, individual skills and teaching methods come to the fore. Quantitative-descriptive and qualitative-content analysis methods were mainly used in the analysis of the data. In general, it can be said that the focus of the research published in the TR Index database on violin education is both application and evaluation. The study systematically examines violin education articles indexed in TR Dizin to reveal current trends in the field and provides an original perspective to the literature on violin education.

THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN’S ROLES IN THE LYRICS OF COMPOSITIONS BY SELIM III: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS

2025-10-15T16:59:04+00:00

This study investigates the themes through which female roles are represented in the lyrics of compositions by Selim III. A qualitative research design was employed, using the document analysis technique. The data were obtained from the “Notam” program developed by Aytac Ergen, and the works composed by Selim III—whose lyrics were accessible—were analyzed using content analysis. The study explores how female are represented in these works and examines the themes related to femininity. These themes are described and illustrated with direct quotations from the relevant lines of the lyrics. In Selim III’s vocal compositions, female are predominantly portrayed through attributes such as physical beauty, youth, freshness, allure, and charm; they are depicted as objects of love, coquettish figures, sources of both suffering and torment, as well as providers of peace and pleasure. The most prominent motifs are those emphasizing female physical beauty and captivating charm. An analysis of the compositions in terms of form, usûl, and makam reveals considerable variety. While the şarkı form stands out as the most preferred form, different forms such as yürük semai, Ağır semai, kâr, beste and köçekçe are also included. The diversity of usûl and makam demonstrates the rich rhythmic and modal range of these works. According to the research findings, in the lyrics of Sultan Selim III’s compositions, women are portrayed not only as possessing aesthetic value but also richly reflected through their emotional and social characteristics. As a result, the representation of women in the lyrics emerges as a figure that stands out with her beauty as the subject of love, sometimes acts coy or makes the lover suffer, and takes on various roles with her different characteristics.

THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION PROCESS OF THE GREAT SELJUK STATE: POLITICAL, MILITARY AND SCIENTIFIC STRUCTURING

2025-09-08T16:14:46+00:00

The Great Seljuk Empire (1040–1157) became a major power in the medieval Islamic world and established deep-rooted institutions during its process of institutionalization in political, military, and scholarly domains. Politically, the sultan became the symbol of central authority, and state affairs were organized through the vizierate, various councils (divans), and provincial administrations. The administrative system was significantly shaped by Nizam al-Mulk's reforms. Militarily, the iqta (land-grant) system played a central role, providing resources for the army while ensuring efficient land management. The cavalry forces (spahis) and the slave-soldier system (ghulams) were also key components of the military structure. In the scholarly realm, madrasahs (Islamic schools) were prominent. The Nizamiyya Madrasahs offered education in both religious and secular sciences, producing scholars and strengthening Sunni Islam doctrine. Institutional development in these three areas enabled the Seljuks to build a stable and influential imperial structure that left a lasting legacy.