HYPOTHESES IN KITABI-DEDE GORGUD EPOS

Abstract

A hypothesis is an assumption made about the unity of the laws of development in nature. A hypothesis is a thought pattern that tends to convince one that something is true. Through it we come to the conclusion of what is false and what is true. Hypotheses are widely used in the "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" epos. We see any hypothesis put forward to test cause-and-effect relationships. Hypotheses are observed in many parts of the saga. In these stories, although the hypothesis is presented as an idea, it is directly related to the plot in the lower layers of the content. Let's mention some of them. There are 4 main hypothetical battles in the "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" epos: Basat's battle with Tepegoz (Cyclopes), Deli Domrul's battle with Azrayil, тhe battle between the Wolf and the Dragon regarding the deception of the infidel girl, which is the basis of the killing of Beyray by Aruz (this battle does not justify itself in the event in the Vatican copy), Salur Ghazan's battle with the Dragon, and Salur Ghazan's 5-time battle with Shoklu Malik. These battles are hypothetical ones, invented in the mythic mind. Dede Gorgud took these hypotheses from the myth and realized them in the consciousness of the epos, and used them in the relevant plots. 

Hypotheses in the epos are divided into two groups: cosmogonic hypotheses and social hypotheses. Cosmogonic hypotheses are used in the chapters of "Dirsa Khan's son, Bughaj", "Dali Domrul " and "Death of Beirak". "The chapter in which Salur Ghazan's house was looted", "The chapter of Baybura’s son, Bamsı Beyrak", "The chapter in which prisoned Salur Gazan was freed by his son Uruz", "The chapter in which Basat killed the Cyclopes", "The chapter of Ganly Goja’s son, Ganturaly" and others have hypotheses of social content.

The generation of hypotheses has three stages: in the first stage, the reason for the creation of the hypothesis is given, and in the second stage, the result related to the reason is given. In the third stage, the hypothesis is confirmed or rejected. This third stage is not found in the "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" epos.

Confirmation of the hypotheses in the "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" epos depends on the discovery of the essence. But since the artistic thinking is based on hypothesis and fantasy, the hypotheses in the texts may seem unconfirmed. Hypothesis and its promotion are necessary when confirmation of any idea (mythological, psychological, logical, historical, literary, etc.) is needed. In "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud", the confirmation of the hypothesis depends on the logic of the myth. If the fact underlying the hypothesis is confirmed in the myth, it seems to be confirmed in the text of the epos. There are many such hypotheses in the "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" epos.