Children and Childhood among the Medieval Türks. 6th—8th Centuries
Copiii și copilăria la turcicii medievali. Sec. VI—VIII
Дети и детство у средневековых тюрок. VI—VIII вв
Zhumaganbetov T.
2023High Anthropological School University
Stratum Plus
2023Issue 4101 - 111 pp.
Social relations are among the most complex matters in history of the Inner and Western Asia. Archaeological and narrative sources do not offer us a complete picture of daily life and intra-family relations. Written accounts focused on the warriors, campaigns and deeds of the rulers. However, episodic information and ethnographic data allow us to look into the world of children and childhood. Among the medieval Kok Türks, the relations among children in the same family are a model in the construction of the state. As in any patriarchal family, the relationship was based on obeying to the elders, i.e. the father and elder brothers. The elders take care of the general well-being of the family, protect the younger ones, and in return, the younger brothers and sisters obey them and their requirements. Among the Kok Türks, the dynastic clan “Ashina and Ashide” were recognized as “elder brothers”, while the people — “Budun” — became their “younger brother”. All this, together with religious ideas, ensured the stability of the society during the 200 years of the existence of the Khaganate and in subsequent successor states of the Kok Türks.
birth , boy , eldes and yongers , girl , Kok Türks , pastoral society , patronymic relationship , Tengri , Umai the Goddess
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