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Brief Analysis on Dream Motif in Uyghur Folk Dastan
Brief Analysis on Dream Motif in Uyghur Folk Dastan

Author(s): Tursunay Eli, Abdurehim Rustem
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Studies of Literature, Turkish Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: Uyghur folk dastan; motif; dream; culture;

Summary/Abstract: Since ancient times, dreams and literature have formed an indissoluble bond, Uyghur literature and dreams have been inseparable from the beginning. The origin of dream culture can be traced back to ancient times, and the Uyghur “divination book” has been recorded in divination dreams. Dreamland is one of the most expressive artistic means in folk literature. Uyghur folk Dastan used dreams to express themes, construct plots, and portray characters, which has become a common phenomenon. Because dreams often endow dastan with rich imagination and unique charm, this makes the relationship between colorful dreams and Uyghur dastan become an academic field worthy of in-depth discussion. From Oguz Khagan to Abdurahman Han, works describing dreams are not uncommon. These descriptions and records about dreams. The forms of “omen of birth”, “dreaming about love”, “helping in dreaming”, “omen in dreaming” and other forms in the Uyghur folk dastan have loaded the spiritual pursuit of our ancestors in the past years and also recorded their spiritual explorations the track, and thus formed a broad and profound. The Uyghur folk dastan is particularly good at breaking through the obstacles of reality through the construction of dream images and the description of dreams, displaying his ideal world, and realizing his emotional transcendence. This article focuses on the dream motif in Uyghur folk dastan, discusses the dream motif in Uyghur folk dastan and other forms of expression, and analyzes the religious consciousness, ethnic habits and ethnic consciousness expressed in the dream motif.

  • Issue Year: 27/2021
  • Issue No: 106
  • Page Range: 609-619
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English