Ağıt - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Ağıt - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Dor, Rémy

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060611
Doc. NO	:	ALei1008
Main Entry	:	Dor, Rémy
Title & Author	:	Ağıt - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Dor, Rémy
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(476 words)
Abstract	:	Ağıt is a term in the occidental Turkic languages that designates “funeral lament.” Ağıt performed in funerary rituals are classified under the category of work songs and the sub-category of ceremonial songs. If detached from this context, they are considered lyric songs. Ağıt primarily revolve around death and its consequences: the circumstances of death, the sadness experienced by the family of the deceased, etc. By extension, they can include all the wrenching and heartbreaking experiences at the root of human suffering (such as the rapid passing of youth, the
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1008.pdf