Characteristic Features Of The “Bald” (Kal) Image In The Oral Folklore Of Turkic Peoples

Abstract

This article discusses the distinctive features of characters corresponding to the “bald” (Kal) type in the oral folklore of Turkic peoples. It also presents certain reflections related to the transformation of a secondary or supporting character into the main hero, as well as processes of typification. Some of the characters found in fairy tales and epics are analyzed from a typological point of view. In particular, the paper examines the expression of features specific to the “bald” type in the main heroes of the fairy tale Elo‘g‘li and the epic Koroglu.