THE FUNCTION OF “MIRACULOUS BIRTH” MOTIF IN KAZAKH HEROIC TALES

Abstract

Each genre of folklore grows together with the public concepts and logic. Thoughts and knowledge in the folklore unite common phenomena in the system of people’s artistic thinking. In the course of this process a national identity, life principles, and a common system of thinking appear in the folklore of each nation. Fairy tale is the genre that retains these features.

         Fairy tales have the ability to help people’s endless dreams and imaginations, and lead them with hope. The miraculous phenomena in fairy tales, created by the imagination, are ordinary life forms that people dreamed of. There is a certain motif that underlay the events from people’s imagination. These motifs are constantly repeated and become the basis for the emergence of new works. This article considers the special birth of the main character as one of the constant motifs of fairy tales. The symbolic meaning of the motifs as “Miracle of birth”, “Rapid growth”, “Miracle helpers” in heroic tales are analyzed. It is emphasized that these motifs are the main driving force of the storyline in heroic tales. The permanent picture of mythical knowledge, mythical motifs and images in the structure of heroic fairy tales and the relationship of motifs are considered. As a result of the analysis of storylines and mythical motifs in heroic tales, preserved in the memory of mankind since ancient times, some important conclusions have been drawn.