Rope walking in folk culture
Author(s)
Title
Rope walking in folk culture
Alternative Title
Дорбозӣ дар фарҳанги мардум
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
8
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Games
Rope-walking
Tajik
Culture
History
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
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
Publisher
Tajik National University
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2023
Issue
1 (Series of philology)
Pages
150-157
ISSN
2413-516Х
Usage
copyright cleared
Academic Field
Ethnography
History
Community/Ethnic Group
All regions of Tajikistan
Rope walkers
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024