On the structure and semantics of cosmogonic motifs of the Yakut and Shor epics
https://doi.org/10.25587/l8857-2094-7950-z
Abstract
Keywords
epic conception,
motif of the initial time,
motif of the creation of the world,
chaos,
Universe,
primary element,
air,
water,
fire,
earth
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within the framework of the NEFU research project “Epic monument of the intangible culture of the Yakuts: textological, typological, cognitive and historical-comparative aspects”
About the Author
M. T. Satanar
Northeastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marianna Timofeevna Satanar, Researcher
Olonkho Research Institute
Sector “Olonkho Studies”
Yakutsk
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Satanar M.T. On the structure and semantics of cosmogonic motifs of the Yakut and Shor epics. Epic Studies. 2021;(1):140-149. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/l8857-2094-7950-z
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