ABOUT SOME FOLKLORE ELEMENTS IN THE DICTIONARY OF MAHMUD KASHGARI “DIVAN LUGAT AT-TURK”

Abstract

The article deals with the traditional spiritual culture of the Karakhanids on the example of ethnographic data found in the work of the Karakhanid scholar Mahmud Kashgari in "Divan Lugat at-Turk" [XI century]. Since this book covers all aspects of the life and activities of the Turkic peoples, it can be said with confidence that this is an encyclopedic work. With this work, Mahmud Kashgari laid the foundations of linguistics, ethnography and folklore. Comparing the myths and legends of the Karakhanids and modern Kyrgyz in the dictionary, the author emphasizes the role of the Karakhanid period in the study of the cultural heritage of the Kyrgyz through the commonality of the spiritual culture of the medieval Turks and modern Kyrgyz. The purpose of this article is to compare some of the mythological plots of the epic "Manas" with the ethnographic materials of the dictionary "Divan Lugat at-Turk" by Mahmud Kashgari.