Azerbaijani mythology

Azerbaijani mythology (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan mifologiyası) is a complex of mythological representations of the Azerbaijani people.

Mythological giant Div on the poststamp of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani myths and legends were created on the basis of the people 's faith in mythical and semi-mythical beings - carriers of good and evil. Mythical unities such as Earth - Sky, Sea - Mountain, Water - Fire, Man - Beast, Tree - Flower, Wind - Mudflow, dominate the mythological system. Stories related to these unities were created as society developed. These stories characterize the early development of the people. These stories were transmitted orally over many centuries. Another group of mythical unities as separate stories became part of various Azerbaijani folklore genres.[1]

Although the mythology of the Azerbaijani people was influenced by outside forces, it retained local colour. It is closely related to Persian folklore, which also adopted many mythological stories of its Turkic-speaking (Azerbaijani) neighbors.[2] The mythology of Kumyk people is also interconnected.[3]

The origins of some Azerbaijani myths lie in the epic monument Oguz-Name, as well as in the stories of the heroic epic of Oghuz epic Kitab Dede Korkud, which includes early Turkic representations and archaic views formed in the Caucasus.[4]

References
  1. Набиев 1988, p. 5.
  2. Набиев 1986, p. 51.
  3. Халипаева И. А. (1997). "Кумыкская мифология и ее турецко-азербайджанские параллели". II (Языки, духовная культура и история тюрков. Традиции и современность ed.): 129. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Qafarlı 2010, p. 50.

Literature
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  • Сејидов М. (1983). Азәрбајҹан мифик тәфәккүрүнүн гајнаглары. Б.: Јазычы.
  • Набиев А. (1986). Взаимосвязи азербайджанского и узбекского фольклора. Б.: Язычы. Научный редактор доктор филологических наук А. Дж. Гаджиев.
  • Азербайджанские сказки, мифы, легенды. Б.: Азербайджанское государственное издательство. Составитель, автор предисловия А. Набиев. Редактор Т. Рашевская. 1988.
  • Азәрбајҹан мифоложи мәтнләри. Б.: Элм. Составитель, автор предисловия и комментариев Ариф Аджалов. 1988.
  • Сеһрли сүнбүлләр (Азәрбајҹан мифләри). Б.: Ҝәнҹлик. составитель А. Набиев. 1990.
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  • Пашаев В. П. (2009). "О некоторых древнетюркских мотивах в азербайджанских вышивках" (Истоки и эволюция художественной культуры тюркских народов ed.). Заман: 391. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Ramazan Qafarlı (2010). Azərbaycan-türk mifologiyası. Б.: ADPU-nun nəşri. Редактор С. Рзасой.
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