Material culture elements in Bashkir epics

Epics are one of the most basic narratives of oral literature products that give direction to the future by transferring the heroism, joys and sorrows of societies from generation to generation. From this point of view, the elements of material culture, which have an important place in the life of a society, also manifest themselves in the oral and written products created by the people. This study titled 'Material Culture Elements in Bashkir Epics' deals with the way of life of the society, the effect of the objects and structures used on the society by determining the material culture elements in the Bashkir epic texts. In the study, in which a total of 80 epic texts were analysed, firstly, an analysis was made over the volumes, and 17 headings were created according to the material culture elements in each volume. Then, these headings were turned into tables in line with the classified elements; page numbers and frequency information about the elements related to the subjects were also included in the tables. The identified material culture elements were categorised according to their meaning. In this study, a total of 80 epics published by Ahmet Suleymanov, Gaynislam Ibrahimov and Metin Ergun with their Bashkir texts and Turkish translations were analysed and their duties in the society were tried to be explained by giving information about the objects and elements that have a place in the society. This thesis, which was created as a result of the examination of the documents, bears traces of the daily life of the society such as housing, clothing and food, beliefs, historical and cultural development. With this study, it is aimed to show the place of objects in the life of the society by analysing the life of the Bashkirs in the epic texts with the elements of material culture.