HISTORICAL ROOTS OF NATURE-HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN EXAMPLES OF SOUTH AZERBAIJAN FOLKLORE AND WRITTEN LITERATURE

Abstract

People's attitude towards the environment has been reflected in examples of creative art until the time when the science of ecology was born (second half of the 19th century). It has developed progressively because it is primarily related to the household and economic activities of the population. We find traces of it in ancient folk art and folklore examples. In the later periods, the development of written literature gave new content to nature-human relations. Our researches show that all types of creative art in South Azerbaijan have historically existed within the framework of nature-human relations, and attention has been paid to the environment and its protection. We can see it in carpets belonging to the Tabriz group, folklore, carving, art of forging on wood and metal, wall paintings, etc. as we can clearly see in folk crafts. As in other countries and communities, the national-cultural development in South Azerbaijan was based on folklore and gradually passed into written literature and became one of the means of self-expression of the people's spirit. Our research shows that there are enough examples of ecological ideas in proverbs and riddles, old songs and lullabies, love poems, songs and written literature. It should be noted that these examples are of great importance in the study of the history of the attitude to the environment and its protection. The work presented by us helps to reveal many environmental problems characteristic of that period.