EVALUATION OF MEMORATES FORMED BASED ON ZONGULDAK MINING TRADITION

It is seen that every profession has its own specific rules as well as narratives, jargon, beliefs and practices in Folklore, especially in the context of professional folklore. In other words, the relationship between the individual and the profession is not only material but also spiritual. Mining is a profession where employees experience anxiety and fear intensively due to it is a profession under the ground. Being under meters of the ground damages the individual's sense of trust. The underground is not a place of human in the collective subconscious. It is believed that mine which does not belong to human, has an “owner”. This means that a human being with a Earth's presence enters the dominance with full of danger of a supernatural being. This weird and dangerous space made human has to believe in beliefs and to practice (rituals), especially taboo and avoidance. The uncanny space in question has not only caused the emergence of beliefs and practices, but also created many narratives called “memorate“. In this study, which is based on the data obtained from the oral tradition compiled from Zonguldak mine workers, it will be tried to evaluate the memorates related to mines and workers. It is expected to contribute professional folklore and folk beliefs studies Turkey with this study, through Zonguldak mine workers and their beliefs and memorates