SPATIOTEMPORAL IMAGES AND CHARACTERS IN YAKUT HEROIC EPOS OLONKHO

Abstract

We consider the spatiotemporal images and characters in Yakut heroic epos Olonkho in relation of two basic conceptual ideas of space and time: substantial and relational. There is no special research of spatiotemporal images and characters using original ethnic texts of Yakut heroic epos Olonkho in national and foreign philosophical literature and researches of the epic. Characteristics of both objectivistic approach concepts with some domination of relational concept of space and time appear in published Olonkho texts. The article deals with examples from most famous published Olonkho texts confirming author`s thesis. The author further claims that some ancient units of length and time didn`t lose heuristic potential for expressing and creating new bright unexpected images and meanings even nowadays. It is about heuristic potential of many ancient Yakut units of length and time such as ilii, syom, kharys, bylas, tysykyl, tong kyos bystynga, kyunnyuk etc. In the Yakut Olonkho we also find spatiotemporal images and characters expressing not only quantitative, but also qualitative characteristics of spatiotemporal attitude. There is qualitative description of main spatial direction in the Olonkho: east, west, south, north. Upper, Middle, Under worlds of the Yakut Olonkho need to be qualitatively described. Olonkho epic hero determines seasons like spring, summer, autumn and winter qualitatively, not quantitatively.

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