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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 5(1), pp. 100 - 109
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050112
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A View from the Field in Van, Turkey: The Case of 'Ayanis'
Nuran Erol Isik *
Department of Sociology, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The following paper evaluates some of the sociological data collected during the field work in Van, Turkey in 2007-2009, as part of an ethno-archeological study of a village located in an area known as "Ayanis" (Agart谋), previously part of the Urartian Kingdom (third and second millennium BC). The field work is exploratory and ethnographic in nature, documenting the socio-economic characteristics of the villagers, spatial patterns of inhabitants, material cultural artifacts, and belief systems and attitudes about social institutions. The village of Ayanis has become a focus for inquiry due to its geographical location and sociological characteristics as it gives important indicators to understand a village in transition. Thus, the data presented in this article contribute to village studies as well as village survey monograph tradition, which represent a major methodological tool as well as a tendency in rural studies in Turkey.
KEYWORDS
Ayanis, Van, Material Culture, Cultural Beliefs, Social Change
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Nuran Erol Isik , "A View from the Field in Van, Turkey: The Case of 'Ayanis'," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 100 - 109, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050112.
(b). APA Format:
Nuran Erol Isik (2017). A View from the Field in Van, Turkey: The Case of 'Ayanis'. Sociology and Anthropology, 5(1), 100 - 109. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050112.