Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

-         specialty code

-         specialty name

-         topic name

5719.01

Folklore Studies

The cultural hero and his transformation forms in Azerbaijani folklore

-          number of scientific publications printed abroad:

-          number of papers  published in journals indexed and abstracted in international databases

50 

6

-         number of  PhD

1.Investigation of the concept of “the cultural hero” in common Turkic mythology and folklore, identification of its functional essence, and scholarly justification of its transformational forms within various folklore systems.

2.Analysis of the mechanisms through which mythological characters (particularly the culture hero) change across time and space — following the developmental line myth → epic → folklore → written literature.

3.Systematization of the interrelations between Azerbaijani folklore and classical literature, with a focus on the continuity and modification of folklore motifs within the written tradition.

4.Comparative study of the motivational, structural, and typological parallels between the Oghuz epic and Celtic epics, aimed at revealing the commonalities of common European and common Turkic mythological consciousness.

5.Development of conceptual issues in folklore theory — research relating to such categories as genre, structure, and the system of imagery.

1.The Cultural Hero Problem in Turkic Mythology (book). Baku, Nurlan, 2012, 164 p.

2.The essence and functions of the cultural hero-demiurge in mythology. Scientific Notes of the Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University. Series “Philology. Social Communications.” Vol. 25 (64), № 3, part 1, 2012, pp. 214–218.

3.Folklore and Written Literature I. Baku, Nurlan, 2013, 236 p. (co-compiler and contributor).

4.Karabakh Folklore: Problems and Perspectives. Baku, Nurlan, 2013, 372 p. (co-compiler and contributor).

5.Connections between Classical Azerbaijani Literature and Folklore. Traditional Culture of the Peoples of the Volga Region: Proceedings of the II All-Russian Scientific-Practical Conference with International Participation (10–12 February 2015). Kazan: Ikhlas, 2015, 733 p., pp. 293–300.

6.Dede Korkut and Celtic Druids. III International Turkic World Congress. Symposium “Dede Korkut and the Turkic World” (19–23 October 2015, Izmir, Turkey). Izmir, 2016, Vol. II, pp. 857–862.

7.Folklore and Written Literature II. Baku, Nurlan, 2017, 224 p. (co-compiler and contributor).

8.Samples of Sharur Folklore. Book I. Nakhchivan, “Ajami” Publishing-Printing Union, 2018, 328 p. (collector and compiler).

9.“Folklore and Statehood” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Baku, Science and Education, 2019, 388 p. (co-compiler and contributor).

10.Educational importance of children’s games and songs. VI International Symposium on Children’s and Youth Literature, 18–19 October 2019, Azerbaijan, Baku, pp. 143–149.

11.Main and auxiliary types and motifs found in Oghuz and Celtic epics. Folklor Akademi Journal, Vol. 3, № 3, Istanbul, Turkey, 2020, pp. 534–550.

12.Traces of water and mountain cults in Azerbaijani legends. Turkish Legends. Çelebi Journal, Year: 2, Issue: 6, December 2021, Gaziantep, Turkey, pp. 104–117.

13.Oghuz and Celtic texts in the historical process. XVIII Turkish History Congress, Vol. XII “History of Turkish Language and Literature.” Ankara, 2022, pp. 171–186.

14.Plot structure of struggles with supernatural and magical powers in heroic epics (based on Oghuz and Celtic texts). X International Turcology Congress “Modern Turkology: Basic Paradigms and Interdisciplinarity”, 17–20 October 2023, Turkistan, Kazakhstan, pp. 313–327.

15.Typology of plot construction in Oghuz and Celtic heroic epics. 10th International Congress of Turkic Folk Culture, 11–14 December 2023, Ankara–2024. Proceedings, pp. 231–249.

16.“Heydar Aliyev and Azerbaijani Folk Culture.” Baku, Science and Education, 2023 (compiler).

17.Folk beliefs in Azerbaijani folklore and their mythological origins. Turkic World Folklore Studies, Vol. I (Turkey–Kazakhstan–Azerbaijan). Ankara, 2024, pp. 514–536.

18.Folk medicine in Turkic culture, its associated beliefs and rituals. III International Turkology Congress, 02–04 December 2024, Baku, pp. 164–174…

In 2003–2004, she worked as a lecturer at the Nakhchivan Teachers’ Institute;

in 2013–2014 she worked as an hourly-paid instructor at the College of Arts under the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts;

in 2014–2016 she worked as an hourly-paid instructor at Baku Eurasian University.

In 2016 - “Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Researcher Award” at the International Congress of Turkic World Educational and Social Sciences;

In 2018 - The Dede Korkut Achievement Award;

In 2022 - The Kurtuluş Science Award; In 2021 for her productive contribution to the scientific and public life of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and on the occasion of 8 March – International Women’s Day – she was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the Division of Humanities of ANAS.

In 2024 she was also presented with a Letter of Appreciation for her outstanding activity within the Institute of Folklore ANAS.