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Title:Precious Monasteries
Qustan241
Documentation of the Beth Qustan Dialect of the Central Neo-Aramaic language, Turoyo
Contributor (consultant):Iskender Demirel
Coverage:Germany
Date:2016-08-31
Description:Iskender explains that the monasteries in the homeland are very precious. He had only visited the Monastery of St Gabriel when he was living in the village. Transport links were poor at the time. However, he tells us that he has now visited most monasteries in the homeland. Pilgrims from the diaspora visit the monasteries and forward their prayers and request to the saints.
The Beth Qustan dialect of the Central Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo, which is the language of Tur 'Abdin, South Eastern Turkey, with an estimated 20 families remaining in the village.This project will document socio-cultural practices of the Turoyo speaking community in Tur 'Abdin, focusing on vernacular tales, particularly those that demonstrate cultural interaction between Muslims and Christians, including Muslim visitations to the shrines of Christian saints, and consultation of soothsayers by Christians.
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Iskender was born in the village of Beth Qustan in 1952 and immegrated to Germany in 1976.
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Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1045388
IPF0244
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1045388%23
Publisher:Mikael Oez
SOAS, University of London
Subject:Narrative
Turoyo language
English language
Subject (ISO639):tru
eng
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DateStamp:  2017-06-22
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Citation: Iskender Demirel (consultant). 2016-08-31. Mikael Oez.
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