Gan qey bedenî yeno çi mana’ (What the Soul Means for the Body)
Collecting and Archiving Kurdish Folklore as a Strategy for Language Revitalization and Indigenous Knowledge Production
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8934864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Bocheńska (0000-0003-2982-249X, Twitter (United States), corresponding author), Farangis Ghaderi (0000-0002-1706-2561, Twitter (United States)) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 134 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 344-369 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.2023.2205777 |
| OpenAlex | W4386457167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Folklore-collecting initiatives in Turkey and Iran have become increasingly popular over the past decade. In this article we present a historical overview of folklore-collecting practices and focus on more recent developments in this field. While Kurdish folklore has been perceived as a cornerstone of Kurdish national identity and as a source of information on Kurdish history, today’s collectors in Turkey and Iran understand its role in a wider context of language revitalization and indigenous knowledge production. Collecting oral traditions in the Kurdish dialects of Kurmanji, Sorani, and Zazaki is appreciated as a step towards protecting and developing the Kurdish language, which is endangered by language assimilation policies in both countries. Reviving folkloric vocabulary, stories, and traditional knowledge practices such as agricultural teachings, folklore collectors revive and promote indigenous knowledge production, and enrich education and research. Drawing on language revitalization theories and indigenous knowledge production, this article offers insights into unexplored aspects of collecting, archiving, and publishing Kurdish folklore in recent years
Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Folklore · Indigenous · Indigenous language · Linguistics · Sociology · Traditional knowledge · Vocabulary · African history and culture analysis · Anthropology · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |