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Small Epics as an Important Element of Oral Epic Creativitiy of the Kyrgyz People
  • Manage No DI00000239
    Country Republic of Korea
    Author Chinara Beksultanova (Institute of History and Cultural Heritage of National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic)
    Published Year 2015
    Language English
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Description The rich folklore of the Kyrgyz people is an important historical and cultural phenomenon developing over many centuries and spiritually and artistically valuable. As an inexhaustible source of people’s wisdom, it reflects the history, life and social, political and spiritual ideals of the people. The oral folklore is the basis of our unique cultural heritage. Due to the harsh conditions of the nomadic life, endless clashes with enemies and invaders, and long distances of migration, the Kyrgyz people have not preserved their spiritual culture in the stone monuments of architecture, papyrus or clay writings but have preserved it in their memory for more than two thousand years of history. Memory proved to be good enough for keeping millions of lines of epic songs and works, which have been passed from generation to generation and reached the present day.
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