Series Sakha booturdara: experience in the publication of texts of the Yakut epic olonkho

Abstract

At present, the problem of publishing epic texts is considered an urgent area not only in folkloristic science, but also in the cultural sphere of Yakut society. In this regard, the scientific community has been given the task of acquainting and educating those interested in the fundamental principles and modern approaches of editorial practice in order to improve the methodological principles of preparing for print and improve the quality of published epic texts in modern space.

The preparation technology of epic texts for publication has a long tradition, developed by considering genre specificity and features of folklore textology. This paper is devoted to cover the experience of Yakut folklorists in preparing for printing and publishing the texts of the Yakut epic olonkho in the republican book series Sakha Booturdara (Yakut Heroes). The series is a 21-volume edition of epic texts selected from each district (ulus) of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The history of creation, the provisions of the series concept are considered, the general principles of preparation for publication are described, the most important results of the serial publication of olonkho texts are presented.

The series Sakha Booturdara was created in 2001 and completed in 2019. The main objectives of the series publication are to preserve the epic heritage of the Sakha people; to create a holistic view of the epic traditions in each district (ulus); to put little-known archival texts of olonkho into the scientific circulation; popularization of oral epic tradition. The novelty of the series is the territorial principle of publication, that made it possible to present a wide area of distribution of the epic tradition. Within the series, the olonkho manuscripts stored in the Manuscript Fund of the Archive of the NSC of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) for the first time were introduced and published by the Institute of Humanitarian Research and Indigenous studies of the North RAS SB. The manuscripts were written down by researchers and freelance correspondents of the Institute of Language and Culture at the SNK of the YaASSR (the IHRISN SB RAS is its assignee). Despite being popular science publication, each published volume was accompanied by a reference and scientific apparatus corresponding to the modern requirements of scientific publications of folklore texts.

The publication of volumes of the series Sakha Booturdara is of great cultural and scientific importance, associated with the preservation and popularization of the oral epic heritage of the Yakut people.

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