OSSETIAN LEGEND ABOUT RUIMON IN DOMESTIC HISTORIOGRAPHY (1926-2011)
Darchiev Anzor Valer'evich
V. I. Abaev North-Ossetian Institute of Humanities and Social Studies of Vladikavkaz Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
Abstract. The article for the first time examines the history of studying the Ossetian legend about Ruimon, an important source for reconstructing the traditional religious and mythological conceptions of the Ossetian people. According to historiographic analysis, in the period from the 1920s up to now the researchers managed to find some important mythological analogues to Ruimon image. Regarding the origin of the legend about Ruimon two versions can be identified - "Caucasian" and "Indo-European" ones. However, none of the versions offers clear explanation to all the structural elements of this myth, which stimulates for its further detailed analysis.
Key words and phrases: осетины, мифология, олень, змея, дракон, Руймон, историография, the Ossetian people, mythology, deer, snake, dragon, Ruimon, historiography
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