SOKAEVA D.V. THE PLOT OF “THE TALE OF UASTYRDZHI” OF OSSETIANS IN TURKEY Print

The folklore of Ossetians in Turkey has been gathered for three years during two consecutive folklore and ethnographic expeditions and due to the established relations with the informants. Having generalized the material, one may conclude, that it is various in the sense of a genre. The fairy tale texts were written down by us, and turned to be unknown variants of plots famous in the Ossetian tradition. The analysis of one of such texts is presented in the article in comparative aspect. “The tale of Uastyrdzhi” is the narration, the sign symbol of which is celestial Uastyrdzhi, the most popular inhabitant of the heaven in the Ossetian spiritual tradition. During expedition of 2015 we determined the level of popularity of Uastyrdzhi’s image among the Ossetians in Turkey. As a result of the conducted survey the functioning of the Ossetian pantheon of the inhabitants of heaven, headed by Huytsau, has been determined. Huytsau appears in verbal formulas, good wishes, whereas Uastyrdzhi is replaced by the Muslim character of Hizir, having similar functions. The discussed “Tale of Uastyrdzhi” is an important link in an alternative chain and helps to place the correct accents in a question of realization of the considered plot.

Keywords: fairy tale, magic fairy tale, cumulative tale, tale˗ joke, inhabitant of heaven, genre, option, literary tale, tradition, Ossetians in Turkey.


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