The Karachay-Balkar Mythological Fairy Tale. The Plot and Composition
https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-24-2-146-153
Abstract
In terms of its folklore value, the Karachay-Balkar mythological fairy tale remained unstudied for a long time. The majority of scientists (A. I. Karaeva, A. Z. Holaev and F. A. Urusbieva) did not define it as a distinct version of the genre and viewed as part of magic or anymalistic fairy tales system. Nevertheless, the KBIHR and KChIHR archival funds store extensive materials on the mentioned problem that formed the basis for the present work. The originality of poetics of the plot and composition of some texts are analyzed in the article, with special attention paid to mythological motifs. Such works as The Water and Fire, The Sun and the Moon, The Evening Star (Venus), Was There a Rainbow… and others reveal the complex of ancient views, religious concepts of the Karachay-Balkar people. The studied materials have shown that authors of mythological fairy tales were inclined to assign anthropomorphic features to the characters. This could be caused by their wish to make the explanation of the existing order of things more comprehensible. It was also revealed that those are the dialogues that play the key role in the development of the action and describe the characters in similar narrations.
About the Author
H. H. Malkonduev
Kabardino-Balkar Institute for Humanities Research
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Malkonduev H.H. The Karachay-Balkar Mythological Fairy Tale. The Plot and Composition. Oriental Studies. 2016;9(2):146-153. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-24-2-146-153
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