Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Milli Folklor, cilt.12, sa.90, ss.60-69, 2011 (Scopus, TRDizin)
Dadaloghlu is one of the important figures of 19th century Anatolian folk poetry who is commonly recognized by his poems composed against the sedentarization policies of the Ottoman Empire. The theme of “resistance” in the folk poems attributed to Dadaloghlu has hitherto been generally discussed by critics and folklore researchers merely in historical and political context, the psychological dynamics of it often went ignored. This article, setting out from the perception of nature in the poems, investigates the psychological background of the resistance of the folk poet and the nomad community he represents. Meanwhile, it examines the determining role of nature in the identity formation of the nomad. It is demonstrated that the nomad forced to change environment is also forced to change identity, and that the resulting psychological crisis finds voice in Dadaloghlu’s poetry. Furthermore, through the interpretation of the relationship between written culture produced by state authorities and oral culture by the nomad, the effects of sedentarization on nature are also discussed.