Month: March 2016

The epic Kojojash is considered one of the “lesser” Kyrgyz epics, a term used to denote its small size when comparedto the great epic Manas, which has roughly half a million lines. Perhaps more importantly, Manas telling andtellers played an exclusive role in traditional Kyrgyz society and it held a special place among Kyrgyz folk …

This chapter examines the historical and contemporary dimensions of jaichylyk, the Kyrgyzspiritual practice related to weather. This analysis is based on epic literature and oral history,and describes the traditional foundations of jaichylyk, the bearers of this spiritual capacity, itsgoals, related rituals, techniques and other properties. Other world cultures have practicessimilar to jaichylyk. A reconstruction of …

November 14, 2012Aigine CRCWorking languages: Kyrgyz, Russian The main objective of the meeting was to present the project participants’ preliminary results on the Kurultai institution’s potential in solving socio-political issues in Kyrgyzstan. The authors of the various models of Kurultai were invited to the meeting, as well as representatives of ethnic minorities and young people. …

On October 9, 2012, the focus group within the project “Studying Kurultai’s Potential in Solving Socio-Political Issues in Kyrgyzstan” met in Karakol, implemented by Aigine CRC.The objective of the focus group was to determine how the various layers of the population in Karakol relate to the ideas of restoring the Kurultai Institution, which has started …