The Expression of the Image of a Woman in Folk Oral Creativity
Keywords:
The Image of a Woman, Folk Oral Creativity, Culture, Creative Image, Spirituality, Customs, Selflessness, Family, Society, BreadwinnerAbstract
The study investigates the symbolic meanings along with cultural heritage related to female imagery in Uzbek folk oral traditions through examination of mythological stories. Research recognizes women in folklore but needs to fill the gap by studying their sacred and ambivalent nature as mythological archetypes. The research examines textual motifs related to female figures included in mythology and fairy tales through seasonal epics using a qualitative descriptive approach. It analyzes descriptive motifs from mythical narratives about Larzon Momo and Aziz Momo and Oziz Momo with Mother Anbar. This research explores how social ideas about spirituality unite with motherhood and fertility beliefs together with transformation concepts alongside animistic and shamanistic beliefs. Research results demonstrate that male characters present women in two distinct roles as both mother figures and natural elements and social authorities. The cultural symbols create an exchange of ethical values through the preservation of memories that belong to the collective consciousness. This research advances scholarship about mythopoetic characteristics in folk tales and educational functions through assessment of how images of women promote cultural identity
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