Epic of Manas
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The Epic of Manas is a monumental Kyrgyz oral epic poem celebrating the heroic deeds and unification efforts of the warrior Manas and his descendants, and is considered one of the longest and most significant epics in world literature.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kyrgyz epic
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ oral epic poem ⓘ work of literature ⓘ |
| approximateLength | over 500,000 lines ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kyrgyz nomadic culture
ⓘ
Kyrgyz oral storytelling ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Almambet
NERFINISHED
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Bakay NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanykei NERFINISHED ⓘ Seitek NERFINISHED ⓘ Semetey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | national epic of the Kyrgyz ⓘ |
| distinction | one of the longest epics in the world ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kyrgyz people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Seitek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Semetey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Kyrgyz literature
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Kyrgyz music ⓘ Kyrgyz national identity ⓘ |
| language | Kyrgyz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Manas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
feasts and councils
ⓘ
heroic battles ⓘ journeys and campaigns ⓘ oaths of loyalty ⓘ prophetic dreams ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | oral tradition ⓘ |
| performanceBy | manaschi ⓘ |
| preservationMethod |
audio recordings of manaschi
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written transcriptions ⓘ |
| protagonist | Manas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Epic of Alpamysh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epic of Dede Korkut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousElements |
Islamic motifs
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pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs ⓘ |
| setting | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
defense of homeland
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heroism ⓘ loyalty and kinship ⓘ struggle against invaders ⓘ unification of tribes ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | medieval Central Asia ⓘ |
| transmission | memorization and recitation ⓘ |
| unescoStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Epic of Alpamys Batyr