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Ibrahimova Vafa Muradkhan gizi
Place of birth Azerbaijan Republic, Sumgayit city 
Date of birth 13.12.1975 
Education Azerbaijan University of Languages
Scientific degree PhD in philology  
Title Accosiate professor
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5719.01;  5715.01        

Folklore Studies; Literary Theory

Research and translation issues of Azerbaijani folklore in English-language sources
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52

 

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Basic scientific achievements Study of theoretical and applied issues of folklore of Azerbaijani and English-speaking peoples
Names of scientific works

1.Research and translation issues of Azerbaijani folklore in English-language sources, Baku, Shams, 2010, 283 p.

2.Study of a number of issues of Turkish folklore in English-language sources, Journal “Dede Gorgud”, 2008/3, Baku, pp. 63-69

3.About the research of Western orientalists on the epics “The Book of Dede Gorgud” and “Koroglu”. Studies on Azerbaijani oral folk literature, № XXIX, Baku, 2009, pp. 115-121

4.Azerbaijani folklore in English-language sources. Materials of the scientific-practical conference on the topic of Azerbaijani folklore in the context of European civilization, December 21, 2011, Baku, pp. 222-230

5.Experience in collecting folklore materials in America. Materials of the Republican Scientific Conference on the Problems of Collecting and Systematizing Folklore, Shamakhi, June, 2013, pp. 211-217

6.Winter Holidays among the Peoples of the British Isles. Scientific Notes of the Vernadsky Taurida National University. № 2, (65) 2013, pp. 27-32

7.Features of English weddings. Journal “Dede Gorgud”, 2013/3, Baku. pp. 104-116

8.“Bannocks’ Day” ceremony in English-Speaking nations. Materials of the International Scientific Conference on Karabakh Folk Dances and Square Performances in the Common Turkic Context, Terter City, November 14, 2014. pp. 501-507

9.Customs, traditions and beliefs related to mourning ceremonies among the peoples of Great Britain. Journal “Dede Gorgud”, 2017/2, Baku. pp. 90-96

10.The motif of protest in Azerbaijani and English Folklore. International Scientific Conference in the Context of Folklore National Identity Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Republic of Azerbaijan, June 30, 2018, Ismayilli, Lahij, pp. 415-417

11.The ceremony of “Ash Wednesday” in the folklore of the peoples of Azerbaijan and Great Britain, Institute of Art, Language and Literature of the Nakhchivan Branch of ANAS, Searches, 2020, № 2/36. Nakhchivan, pp. 33-39

12.Naming ceremony in Turkish and English-speaking peoples. The 4th International Mediterranean Symposium, Turkey, Mersin, October 22-24, 2020, pp. 321-329

13.Beliefs related to birth ceremonies in the folklore of English-speaking peoples. Institute of Art, Language and Literature of the Nakhchivan Branch of ANAS, Searches, 2021, № 4, vol. 15 Nakhchivan, pp. 40-49

14.Beliefs about the English weddings. Dergi park. Comparative Turkish Dialects and Literatures, 2024, Number :5, pp. 27-34

15.Historical and Cultural Traces in Anatolian and Azerbaijani Legends. Dergi park. Comparative Turkish Dialects and Literatures, 2025, Number:8, pp. 9-14

Membership with international and foreign scientific organizations Member of the editorial board of the internationally indexed journals such as “Folklor/Edebiyat”, “Dünya İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi”, BENGİ Dünya Yörük-Türkmen Araştırmaları Dergisi” published in Turkey.
Pedagogical activity 4 years 
Other activities 2015 - Translator of the book “Explanatory Mugham Dictionary” into English 2017 - Participation as a translator in the project “Azerbaijanism and Multiculturalism in Folklore” of the Science Development Foundation
Awards and prizes In 2024 the Certificate of Appreciation for the special activity in the activities of the ANAS Institute of Folklore.
Main place of work and its address Institute of Folklore of ANAS, AZ1001, Azerbaijan Republic, Baku city, Icharishahar, Kichik Gala, 8 sidestreet, 31 
Position Leading Researcher 
Office phone (+994 12) 4929248 
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