
Sacred Plants and Animals in Central Asia (Orta Asya'da Kutsal Bitkiler ve Hayvanlar) is a work by the French historian and orientalist Jean-Paul Roux that examines the sacred relationship between Altaic Turks and nature. Translated into Turkish in 2023 by Dergâh Publications, this work is considered an extension of Roux's book Death Among the Altaic Turks. The book addresses the sacred meanings that the Altaic peoples attribute to plants and animals within a social and cosmological context. Sub
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Sacred and Mythological Mountains (Kutsal ve Mitik Dağlar) is a significant work by the French historian and Turkologist Jean-Paul Roux that provides an in-depth examination of the sacred and mythological roles of mountains throughout human history. The work comprehensively addresses how mountains' cultural, religious, and mythological meanings were shaped in different geographies and societies. Roux emphasizes that mountains are not merely physical entities but also sacred spaces at the center
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Death Among the Altaic Turks (Altay Türklerinde Ölüm) is a Turkish translation of a 1963 work by the French Turkologist Jean-Paul Roux. Published in November 2023 as part of Dergâh Publications' History series, the work provides a comprehensive analysis of the understanding and practices of death among the Altaic peoples. Subject and Content The book addresses how death is understood in Altaic societies and the social function of beliefs and rituals related to death. Roux emphasizes that in this
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Kutsal ve Mitik Dağlar, Fransız tarihçi ve Türkolog Jean-Paul Roux'nun, insanlık tarihindeki dağların kutsal ve mitolojik rollerini derinlemesine incelediği önemli bir çalışmadır. Eser, dağların kültürel, dinî ve mitolojik anlamlarını, farklı coğrafyalarda ve toplumlarda nasıl şekillendiğini kapsamlı bir şekilde ele alır. Roux, dağların sadece fiziksel varlıklar olmadığını, aynı zamanda insanlık tarihinin ve inanç sistemlerinin merkezinde yer alan kutsal mekânlar olduğunu vurgular. Konu Kitap, d
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sacred and mythic mountains is a significant work by French historian and Turkologist Jean-Paul Roux, offering an in-depth exploration of the sacred and mythological roles of mountains throughout human history. The book comprehensively examines how mountains have acquired cultural, religious, and mythological meanings across different geographical regions and societies. Roux emphasizes that mountains are not merely physical entities but also sacred spaces at the heart of human history and belief
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Death among the Altai Turks is the Turkish translation of a 1963 work by French Turkologist Jean-Paul Roux. Published in November 2023 by Dergâh Yayınları as part of its History series, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of the Altai peoples’ conceptions of death and their death practices. Subject and Content The book examines how death is understood in Altai societies and the social functions of beliefs and rituals surrounding death. Roux emphasizes that death is not perceived as annihila
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Altay Türklerinde Ölüm, Fransız Türkolog Jean-Paul Roux’nun 1963 tarihli çalışmasının Türkçe tercümesidir. Dergâh Yayınları’nın Tarih serisinde Kasım 2023’te yayımlanan eser, Altay halklarının ölüm anlayışı ve ölüm pratiklerine dair kapsamlı bir analiz sunar. Konu ve İçerik Kitap, Altay toplumlarında ölümün nasıl kavrandığını, ölüme dair inanç ve ritüellerin toplumsal işlevini ele alır. Roux, ölümün modern toplumlarda olduğu gibi yok oluş değil, farklı bir varlık biçimi olarak kabul edildiğini v
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