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Table of Contents

FOREWORD........................................................................................................................................................................................... VII
PREFACE..................................................................................................................................................................................................XI

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

1. ORIGINS OF A CULTURAL HERITAGE............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.1. The Place and Importance of Camels in the Turkish Culture....................................................................................................... 8
1.2. The Origin of Camel Wrestles.................................................................................................................................................... 18
1.3. The Camel Wealth of Turkey to Date......................................................................................................................................... 24
1.4. Camel Species and Camel Husbandry........................................................................................................................................ 30

2. HISTORICAL AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CAMEL WRESTLES IN ANATOLIA........................................................... 47
2.1. Origination of Camel Wrestles in Anatolia................................................................................................................................. 47
2.2. The Factors which paved the Way for the Flourishing of Camel Wrestles in Western Anatolia................................................ 66
2.2.1. Impacts of the Transport by Caravans............................................................................................................................. 67
2.2.2. Fundamentals of the Cultural Structure........................................................................................................................... 77
2.2.3. The Radical Changes in Trade and Transportation Systems in the 19th Century........................................................... 86
2.3. Main Characteristics of the Geographical Distribution of Camel Wrestling Organizations...................................................... 97
2.3.1. The Effect of Climatic Conditions on Wrestling Organizations and Their Distribution............................................... 113
2.4. Global Impacts on and Fluctuations in the Process of Existence of a Traditional & Local Event........................................... 118