History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back TO PREPARATION OF THE I NDEX OF PLOTS OF ADYGHE NART EPOS (ON A MATERIAL OF LEGENDS OF A CYCLE ABOUT SHAUEE, IN THE RECORDS XIX–XX OF CENTURIES) M.F. Bukhurov This study is a continuation of the work on preparation of the complete index of plots of Nart epos of adyghe [1; 2; 3]. This index reflects the subject number of a cycle of Shaueya. The focus of the work paid to the identifi cation of the main types of plots and motifs, to the consideration of various forms of objectifi cation of a plot-motif, as well as to identify the plot contaminations of tales of said cycle. The object of research is the material, published in Volume V of the collection «Narts. Adyghe epos» (1970), the originator of which is AM Gadagatl [4]. Keywords: Shauee; tales; plot; cycle; powerful childhood; index of plots; Nart epos. Contacts: E-mail: mbf72@mail.ru Pp. 085-092.