Образ богатыря в мансийских героических песнях (сюжет о защите от внешних врагов)
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Philology
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Ob-Ugric Institute of Applied Researches and Development, Yugra State University, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation, [email protected]
ABSTRACT
Introduction: in the folklore of Mansi, the genre of «heroic songs» (epic legends) is particularly distinguished. In the content of the narrative, as a rule, we are talking about the past of the Mansi people in a special period of their history– the military epoch. In folklore, it is represented as a legendary, heroic time. The main character of the heroic songs is otyr ‘bogatyr’. The songs contain plots related to him: protection from external enemies, starting wars for new territories, matchmaking.
Objective: to characterize the image of a bogatyr in the Mansi heroic songs with a single plot – protection from external enemies.
Research materials: heroic songs of the Mansi people published in folklore collections.
Results and novelty of the research: the article analyzes the image of a bogatyr for the first time on the material of heroic songs in the context of a plot theme. The analysis of the reviewed texts showed that the main character and his enemies play an important role in the construction of the song. A hero can defend a settlement / house alone or with helpers (most often they are his brothers or sons), less often with an army. Heroic songs tell about the fights of a hero with an army of equal strength, which do not always end with the victory of the main character. Sometimes his death occurs. This is
facilitated by the betrayal of a close person or a dishonorable act of the enemy, although such cases are rare. Despite the fact that heroic texts (in particular, the heroic epos) are in the circle of attention of domestic and foreign folklorists, they are still insufficiently studied and have not become the subject of special study.
Key words: folklore, Mansi, song, heroic songs, plot, bogatyr, image.
For citation: Gerasimova S. A. The image of a bogatyr in the Mansi heroic songs (plot about protection from external enemies) // Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2021; 11 (2): 233–241
ABSTRACT
Introduction: in the folklore of Mansi, the genre of «heroic songs» (epic legends) is particularly distinguished. In the content of the narrative, as a rule, we are talking about the past of the Mansi people in a special period of their history– the military epoch. In folklore, it is represented as a legendary, heroic time. The main character of the heroic songs is otyr ‘bogatyr’. The songs contain plots related to him: protection from external enemies, starting wars for new territories, matchmaking.
Objective: to characterize the image of a bogatyr in the Mansi heroic songs with a single plot – protection from external enemies.
Research materials: heroic songs of the Mansi people published in folklore collections.
Results and novelty of the research: the article analyzes the image of a bogatyr for the first time on the material of heroic songs in the context of a plot theme. The analysis of the reviewed texts showed that the main character and his enemies play an important role in the construction of the song. A hero can defend a settlement / house alone or with helpers (most often they are his brothers or sons), less often with an army. Heroic songs tell about the fights of a hero with an army of equal strength, which do not always end with the victory of the main character. Sometimes his death occurs. This is
facilitated by the betrayal of a close person or a dishonorable act of the enemy, although such cases are rare. Despite the fact that heroic texts (in particular, the heroic epos) are in the circle of attention of domestic and foreign folklorists, they are still insufficiently studied and have not become the subject of special study.
Key words: folklore, Mansi, song, heroic songs, plot, bogatyr, image.
For citation: Gerasimova S. A. The image of a bogatyr in the Mansi heroic songs (plot about protection from external enemies) // Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2021; 11 (2): 233–241
