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Mythological images in Azerbaijani folk poetry

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The aim of this paper is to definite the structure of the mythological characters in the poetical system of the folk poem. Based on the progressive theory principles, collecting works of the Azerbaijan, Russian and world folklore-study the investigation was made on the principles grounded on the historical-comparative and theoretical-typological investigation methods. The scientific, theoretical, practical results of the investigation are very useful especially for the specialists investigating the poetical structure of the folk poem and for the philological faculties and the folklore educational courses. It was found that in the formation and creation of the world the mythological Goy (Sky), Yer (Earth) and the creation pantheon belonging to the under-Earth worlds and spirits express the nature, ancestor and other cults with different mythical characters. The functional semantics of these forces with creative, protective and marginal characters in the gene-poetical system of folk poem change according to the genre elections. The folk poem gains the symbolic meaning separately in traditional Turkic idea and Islamic context which have the specific mythological characters in its lyrics.Keywords: Song, character, mythological, symbol, ritual, cult, semantics, genre, mood. RESUMENEl objetivo de este trabajo es definir la estructura de los personajes mitológicos en el sistema poético del poema popular. Sobre la base de los principios de la teoría progresiva, la recopilación de obras del estudio folclórico de Azerbaiyán, Rusia y el mundo, la investigación se realizó sobre los principios fundamentados en los métodos de investigación histórico-comparativo y teórico-tipológico. Los resultados científicos, teóricos y prácticos de la investigación son de gran utilidad especialmente para los especialistas que investigan la estructura poética del poema popular y para las facultades filológicas y los cursos de formación folclórica. Se encontró que en la formación y creación del mundo el mitológico Goy (Cielo), Yer (Tierra) y el panteón de creación perteneciente a los mundos y espíritus subterráneos expresan la naturaleza, los ancestros y otros cultos con diferentes personajes míticos. La semántica funcional de estas fuerzas con personajes creativos, protectores y marginales en el sistema genético-poético del poema popular cambia según las elecciones de género. El poema popular adquiere el significado simbólico por separado en la idea tradicional turca y el contexto islámico que tiene los personajes mitológicos específicos en sus letras.Palabras clave: Canción, personaje, mitológico, símbolo, ritual, culto, semántica, género, humor.

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