Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

-         specialty code

-         specialty name

-         topic name

5719.01

Folklore-study. Philology

-         specialty code

-         specialty name

-         topic name

5719.01

Folklore-study. Philology

Ritual-mythological foundations and ethnocultural semantics of national holidays of Azerbaijan.

-          number of scientific publications printed abroad:

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

8

3

-         number of  PhD

12 monographs, more than 90 articles.

-ritual-mythological semantics of folklore samples;

- the place of creation symbolism in a single ethnocultural system;

- the role of holidays in preserving ethnosocial cohesion, etc. research problems

Monographs:

1. The image of the king in Azerbaijani folk tales. Baku: Teknur, 2008.

2. A look at the poetry of Sadnik Pasha Pirsultanli. Ganja: Pirsultan, 2011.

3. A look at the creativity of Sona Khayal. Baku: MBM, 2011

4. Myself, My Destiny, My God. Baku: Science and Education, 2012

5. Toponyms of the Jabrayil region (encyclopedic reference book. Baku: Teknur, 2014 (co-authors: Atesh Verdiyev, Chapar Kazimli).

6. National heroes of Jabrayil. Baku: Teknur, 2019

7. Birth ceremony in Azerbaijan: function and semantics. Baku: Science and Education, 2020.

8. Theoretical foundations of the problem of folk holidays and Novruz. Baku: Teknur, 2020

9. From nationality to human feelings (Ismayil Majidli's lyrical emotional world). Baku: Maarif, 2022

10. Theoretical foundations of holidays and Novruz holiday in Azerbaijan (translated from Persian: S.Rzayi). Iran: Tabriz, Qalami mehr, 2023.

11. My turning years. Baku: Ganjlik, 2024

12. The artistic creativity of  Mahira  Naghigyzy. Baku: Publishing House od ASPU, 2025

- Teacher of "Azerbaijani Language and Literature" at the secondary school in Dagtumas village of Jabrayil district (1990-1993)

- Teacher and deputy director for educational work at the secondary school in Azadkend village of Saatli district (1993-2004)

- Teacher of "Azerbaijani Language and Literature" at the Guba branch of the Azerbaijan Teachers' Institute (2008-2009)

- Teacher of "Azerbaijani Folklore and Linguistics", "Mythology" at Baku Eurasian University (2009-2010)

“Progress” medal (2020),

“Golden Pen” (2009),

“Omar Faig Nemanzadeh” (2010),

“Araz” (2010), “Professional Journalist” (2010),

“Honest Pen” (2015), Honorary Decree (for active participation in the socio-political life of the region on the occasion of the 149th anniversary of the establishment of the National Press of Azerbaijan; 2024).