THE RITUAL OF SACRIFICE WITHIN THE CULTURAL 1 BOUNDARIES IN WOLE SOYINKA'S “THE STRONG BREED”

Apart from actual geographic boundaries, a member of a culture faces the cultural boundaries of his/her society that is shaped by traditions and cultural practices. Among these practices is sacrice which is as old as the existence of the human being and history itself. Through sacrice, societies look for rejuvenation and purgation of the community. Such a purication rite is among the traditions of Yoruba people that Soyinka represents. The dramatic action revolves around Eman, who understands his role in relation to the ritual of sacrice. This paper, rst, aims to study cultural boundaries that limit one's liberty within Yoruba people, and second, to examine cultural identication and personal integrity as represented in The Strong Breed (1963). To this end, it is concluded that The Strong Breed represents that free will and destiny may be under the force of cultural boundaries, and that sacrice leads to shape one's identity and belonging.

WOLE SOYINKA'NIN “THE STRONG BREED” ESERİNDE KÜLTÜREL SINIRLAR BAĞLAMINDA KURBAN VERME RİTÜELİ

Fiziksel coğra sınırların dışında, bir kültürün bireyi gelenek ve kültürel uygulamalarla şekillenmiş olan toplumdaki kültürel sınırlamalarla karşılaşır. Bu uygulamalar arasında bulunan kurban verme, insanlığın var oluşu ve tarih kadar eskidir. Kurban verme yoluyla, toplumun canlanması ve arınması hedeenir. Bu türden bir arınma töreni Soyinka'nın oyununda temsil ettiği Yoruba insanlarının gelenekleri arasında da mevcuttur. Kurban ritüeli ile ilişkili olarak rolünü algılayan Eman' in etrafında oyundaki dramatik eylem gelişir. Bu makale, ilk olarak, Yoruba kültürü içinde bireyin özgürlüğünü sınırlayan kültürel kısıtlamaları inceler, ikinci olaraksa, kültürel aynileştirme ve kişisel bütünleşmişlik durumlarını The Strong Breed (1963) adlı oyun özelinde analiz etmeyi hedeemektedir. Bu bağlamda, The Strong Breed oyununun temsil ettiği sonuç şudur: kültürel sınırların gücü altında hür irade ve kader şekillenebilir ve de kurban sunumu bireyin kimlik ve aidiyetini şekillendirebilir.

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