ISSN: 1308-6200 | Publisher: Kültür Ajans 

Karadeniz International Scientific Journal

This is an internationally refereed social science journal that is published every three months (quarterly) in electronic-based and print-based since 2009. The journal publishes four issues each year (March, June, September, and December).

The publication language of this journal is Turkish, English, or Russian.

This is an open-access journal. Therefore, all issues and articles published so far can be accessed free of charge from the journal's website.

 

Issue 19
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EPOS AND AN ANCIENT FESTIVAL OF SAKHA PEOPLE

Aitalina BORİSOVA

Tatiana PROTOPOPOVA

This article investigates historical-cultural interpretations of real but over time forgotten events related to heroic epos-olonkho and ancient feasts-isseakh of Sakha people. Destination of Aii God, composition structure of olonkho, sacred content of round dance osuokhai and blessings algys are revealed. We compare collective perfections archetypes of olonkho and isseakh concerned with ancient cult Aii. Primary concern of narratorsolonkhosuts and their style of performing olonkho are elicited. Olonkho, osuokhai and algys are indispensable constituency of present-day Yakut feasts.

Keywords: Olonkho, osuokhai, algys, Heavenly Aii Gods.

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