Rope walking in folk culture
| Author(s) | Rahmoni Ravshan en Раҳмонӣ Равшан |
|---|---|
| Title | Rope walking in folk culture |
| Alternative Title | Дорбозӣ дар фарҳанги мардум |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Language | tgk |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
| Location | Tajikistan |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | definition identification intangible-tangible interface transmission documentation research |
| ICH Genre | sports/games social practices festive events oral tradition performing arts: drama |
| Name of the ICH Element | Rope-walking |
| Keywords | games Tajik culture history |
| Description | The article provides detailed information about the history of tightrope walkers in the past and related terms. At the same time, the construction method, type, height, and shape of the “dor” (a structure made of poles and a stretched rope) were mentioned on the basis of scientific documents. It turns out that the "door" was 20-25 meters high. The past history of dorboz (rope walkers) dates back to BC. The Pahlavi texts, the works of Kh. V. Koshifi, A. Dekhkhudo, and other sources mention rasanbozi (rope walkers), who are the same as "dor" and dorbozi. Rope walkers became famous in the countries of India, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, and other places. Articles about the role of executioners in the culture of the people, dialogues between executioners and clowns, proverbs, and poems of poets are presented. To this day there are rope walkers in the cities of Dushanbe, Khujand, Penjikent, Istaravshan, Isfara, Gissar, and other places. Now tightrope walkers work in the circus, and most of them have joined the artistic group of the circus. |
| Book/Journal Title | Bulletin of the Tajik National University en Паёми Донишгоҳи миллӣ |
| Publisher | Tajik National University |
| Place of Publication | Tajikistan |
| Date of Publication | 2023 |
| Issue | 1 (Series of philology) |
| Pages | 150-157 |
| Access URL | http://f.vestnik-tnu.com/vestnik/2023/Vestnik_2023-1n.pdf |
| ISSN | 2413-516Х |
| Usage | copyright cleared |
| Academic Field | Ethnography History |
| Community/Ethnic Group | All regions of Tajikistan Rope walkers |
| Contributor | Research Institute of Culture and Information |
| Active Contribution | Tajikistan, FY 2024 |
| Data Collection Project | |