2024, vol. 12, no. 4. Ualiyev T.A., Kushkumbayev A.K.

2024, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 782-813

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2024-12-4.782-813

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   STUDYING KAZAKH VERSIONS OF THE LEGENDS ABOUT EDIGE

T.A. Ualiyev 1,2*, A.K. Kushkumbayev 1
1 Research Institute for Jochi Ulus Studies
Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
2 Kokshetau University named after Sh.Ualikhanov
Kokshetau, Republic of Kazakhstan
* tarikhname10@gmail.com

Abstract. This research aims to review and systematize archival and published Kazakh versions of the epic of “Edige” (Yedige) and compile a complete list of texts while inclu­ding their structural and textual analysis.
For the materials of the article, both published and unpublished handwritten Kazakh versions of the legend of “Yedige” have been used. The work also involves extensive data from Kazakh historiography of the study of the epic of Edige, mainly the works of folklorists, as well as information from literary and historical sources.
Results and scientific novelty: A chronological review of the history of the epic of Edige in Kazakhstan has been conducted. An overview of all known variants and a comparative analysis of the main plots and motives of the epic have been made. Information is provided about folklore researchers and historical circumstances and conditions in which it was necessary to record and publish various versions of the epic in Kazakhstan. Prohibiting the study of the epic “Edige” had a negative impact not only on the field of Edige studies, but also on the study of the epic in Kazakhstan as a whole, limiting the scientific potential of researchers who were forced to avoid this topic. As a result, the topic of Edige and the Golden Horde remained outside the focus of Russian historical science for a long time, and many scientists began to build their careers focusing on mainstream topics of that period.
Three main regions of literary traditions were identified that influenced the formation of Kazakh versions of the legend. Variants of the legend of Edige, especially poetic fragments, had a significant impact on the work of the Kazakh akyns, zhyrshy, and zhyrau.

Keywords: folklore, Golden Horde, Nogai, legends, Edige, Toktamysh, Kazakh versions of Edige legend

For citation: Ualiyev T.A., Kushkumbayev A.K. Studying kazakh versions of the legends about Edige. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2024, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 782–813. https://doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2024-12-4.782-813 (In Russian)

Financial Support: The work was carried out with the financial support of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (grant no. AP23490261)

Acknowledgements: The authors of the article express their gratitude to I.M. Mirgaleev for the idea of writing this article and comprehensive assistance in working on the text. We would also like to thank S.A. Zakirov for his critical comments and valuable recommen­dations, which contributed to the study of the historiography of the Kazakh versions of the legend of Idegei, the identification and classification of texts, as well as their structural and textual analysis.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Talapker A. Ualiyev – Research Fellow, Research Institute for Jochi Ulus Studies of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (15B, Pushkin Str., Astana 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan); Lecturer at the Department of the Kazakhstan History, Kokshetau University named after Sh. Ualikhanov (76, Abay Str., Kokshetau 020000, Republic of Kazakhstan); ORCID: 0000-0002-0738-7338. E-mail: tarikhname10@gmail.com

Aibolat K. Kushkumbayev – Dr. Sci. (History), Professor, Chief Researcher, Research Institute for Jochi Ulus Studies of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (15B, Pushkin Str., Astana 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan); ORCID: 0000-0002-7276-4849. E-mail: aibolat7@mail.ru

Received  26.08.2024  Revised  29.10.2024
Accepted  28.11.2024