Objects of the Kirghiz Folklore. Kirghis Epic on the Heroes Ir-Nazar and Beket
| Author(s) | Anichkov, Ivan en Аничков, Иван Васильевич |
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| Title | Objects of the Kirghiz Folklore. Kirghis Epic on the Heroes Ir-Nazar and Beket |
| Alternative Title | Памятники киргизского народного творчества. Киргизская былина о героях Ир-Назаре и Бикете |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Language | rus |
| Number of Pages | 16 |
| Location | Kazakhstan Russia |
| Keywords | oral tradition performing arts: others oral expression (epic) |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | documentation transmission promotion |
| ICH Genre | oral tradition performing arts: others ICH transmission |
| Description |
This is the written version of the Kyrgyz epic "On the heroes Irnazar and Beket" made by the Russian ethnographer and local historian Ivan Vasilyevich Anichkov. It was published at Kazan University The epic "Beket Batyr" is the only known folk poem describing the course of the revolt uprising of 1855-1857. The uprising itself was suppressed, and Beket Serkebayev, its leader, along with other rebels, was exiled to Siberia in 1857. In the epic, a special place is given to Beket batyr's farewell to his mother before being sent into exile. The researchers note that the uprising itself was local, anti-colonial, but at the same time, it failed to involve the broad masses of the population. The epic is widespread in the Aktobe, Aral and Kazalinsk regions, as well as among the Karakalpak people (Uzbekistan). To date, scholars know seven versions of the epic. Two of them were published before the October Revolution of 1917: "On the Heroes Irnazar and Beke" in 1896 (68 lines) and the work of the famous linguist and turkologist Abubakir Divaev "Beket Batyr" (about 600 lines), written a year later also in Kazan. |
| Book/Journal Title | Казань: Типо-литография Императорского Казанского Университета |
| Publisher | Kazan Emperor's University |
| Place of Publication | Kazan, Russia |
| Date of Publication | 1896 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Usage | copyright cleared |
| Academic Field | Anthropology Folklore |
| Community/Ethnic Group | Aktobe, Aral and Kazalinsk regions of Kazakhstan Karakalpak people (Uzbekistan) |
| Contributor | Kazakhstan National Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| Active Contribution | Kazakhstan, FY 2024 |
| Data Collection Project | |