ALP TİPİ KAVRAMI ÇERÇEVESİNDE MANAS

Abstract

The Kyrgyzs' national epic, the Manas Epic, is one of the widest epics in the world. In the Manas Epic, you can find information about Kyrgyzs' folklore, traditions, beliefs and steppe life. Also, you can find types presented for society as a model. The nomadic life is compulsory because of the hard climate conditions of Asian steppes, the wars between the enemies and each other and often collapsed and established countries. This lifestyle bring about heroism and bravery. The human being, who tried to survive in hard conditions of nomadic life, had to improve the abilities that the nature gave them. This situation has risen the type of alp in Turkish epics. If you want to keep alive a type, you need a society idealizing it. The type of alp is found in equestrian-nomadic life. The Kyrgyzs, like other Turks,sustained their life by feeding horses and hunting animals. So, this kind of lifestyle provided the continuity of epic soul of alp type. The qualities of alp type in Manas, the hero of Manas Epic, are viewed in this article.

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