Bogatyr’s horse in the structure of the concept “BOGATYR AS AN IDEAL PERSON”: the case of early olonkho texts
https://doi.org/10.25587/v3865-3122-0922-h
Abstract
In the olonkho, the main component in the structure of the concept “BOGATYR AS AN IDEAL PERSON” is “BOGATYR”, because the universalia of the ideal man is represented primarily through the image of a bogatyr. However, in Sakha (Yakut) traditional consciousness the image of a bogatyr is inseparably connected with his bogatyr horse.
The purpose of this study was to determine the content of the mental unit “HORSE” in the culture of the Sakha people as a component of the structure of the concept “BOGATYR AS AN IDEAL PERSON”, which translates the features of the national character and national identity of the Sakha people.
The material for the study was the early texts of T. V. Zakharov – Cheebiy’s olonkho “Ala Bulkun” (1906) and K. G. Orosin’s “Nyurgun Bootur the Swift” (1895). Early olonkho texts translate worldview, values and ethical norms and define national character. They manifest the ideology and aspirations of ancient Yakuts in the era of formation and development of epic consciousness. Systematic and descriptive methods were used in the study. As a result of the study, it was found that the description of the bogatyr’s horse in the examined early texts of olonkho was much larger and longer than in most of the later texts. The analysis showed that in the early texts of the olonkho the image of the horse was described in a very colorful and detailed manner, it appeared strong, loyal to the master-bogatyr, and also had magical properties. This content of the cultural universalism “HORSE” had developed over the centuries. The meaning of the image of a horse consolidated in the early texts of olonkho has found its development in the texts of modern olonkho. The horse is one of the comprehensive images, through the prism of which one can get closer to the understanding of the Sakha national character.
About the Author
A. E. Bozhedonova
North-Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alla Evgenievna Bozhedonova, Reseacher
Olonkho Research Institute
Sector “Linguofolkloristics”
Yakutsk
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Bozhedonova A.E. Bogatyr’s horse in the structure of the concept “BOGATYR AS AN IDEAL PERSON”: the case of early olonkho texts. Epic Studies. 2021;(4):105-111. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/v3865-3122-0922-h
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