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CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS

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CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS

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This article examines the utilitarian function, cultural-historical continuity of ethno-folkloric plots in contemporary Kazakh and Kyrgyz stories. The semantic core of these ethno-plots, deliberately employed by the authors, originates in ritual practices that played a decisive role in ancient communities’ life, including religious motifs, mythological consciousness, magical-ritual actions. Such traditions once performed an essential spiritual function in shaping the worldview of early societies. Today, they contribute to the cultural foundations of a society grounded in national values. The study aims to identify both shared, distinctive features of ethno-folkloric plots in Kazakh and Kyrgyz prose and to examine their transformation within contemporary national consciousness, acquiring new semantic layers. The analysis demonstrates that magical motifs such as curse, sorcery, deliverance from an evil spirit in Kazakh writers' stories—“Boytumar” by Lira Konys, “Kargys”, “Kyzyl Saka” by Esbolat Aidabosyn—undergo functional transformation within the narrative structure. By contrast, archetypal sacred motifs—such as attending a funeral, the forty-day funeral repast, and the ancestral guardian spirit (aruaq)—preserve their traditional configuration in the works of Kyrgyz writers, including Sultan Raev’s Sultan Raev’s “Tuman”, Argen Mazhitov’s “Omirden otsem suyegimdi kim koyady?!”, and Nurzhigit Kadyrbekov’s “Kalpak syry.” Rather than undergoing semantic change, these motifs shift toward a poetic dominant that reinforces the authors’ conceptual intentions.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Proje Numarası

BR31715839

Etik Beyan

The authors declare that the research was conducted in accordance with ethical standards during its planning, implementation, and reporting. No special ethical committee approval was required for this study.

Teşekkür

This research is funded by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Grant No. BR31715839, «Fundamental Research in Literary and Art Studies: Academic Continuity and New Paradigms»).

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Çağdaş Türk Lehçeleri ve Edebiyatları (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

16 Haziran 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Mart 2026

Kabul Tarihi

8 Haziran 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: 126

Kaynak Göster

APA
Akhmetova, A., & Akhmetova, G. (2026). CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS. Türkoloji, 126, 95-116. https://doi.org/10.59358/ayt.1919447
AMA
1.Akhmetova A, Akhmetova G. CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS. Türkoloji. 2026;(126):95-116. doi:10.59358/ayt.1919447
Chicago
Akhmetova, Ainur, ve Gulnar Akhmetova. 2026. “CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS”. Türkoloji, sy 126: 95-116. https://doi.org/10.59358/ayt.1919447.
EndNote
Akhmetova A, Akhmetova G (01 Haziran 2026) CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS. Türkoloji 126 95–116.
IEEE
[1]A. Akhmetova ve G. Akhmetova, “CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS”, Türkoloji, sy 126, ss. 95–116, Haz. 2026, doi: 10.59358/ayt.1919447.
ISNAD
Akhmetova, Ainur - Akhmetova, Gulnar. “CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS”. Türkoloji. 126 (01 Haziran 2026): 95-116. https://doi.org/10.59358/ayt.1919447.
JAMA
1.Akhmetova A, Akhmetova G. CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS. Türkoloji. 2026;:95–116.
MLA
Akhmetova, Ainur, ve Gulnar Akhmetova. “CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS”. Türkoloji, sy 126, Haziran 2026, ss. 95-116, doi:10.59358/ayt.1919447.
Vancouver
1.Ainur Akhmetova, Gulnar Akhmetova. CONTEMPORARY KAZAKH AND KYRGYZ LITERARY NARRATIVES: THE UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF ETHNO-FOLKLORIC PLOTS. Türkoloji. 01 Haziran 2026;(126):95-116. doi:10.59358/ayt.1919447