The Early Creativity of Mazhit Gafuri in the Context of Bashkir Spiritual Literature
The article investigates the evolution of the Bashkir literature before the 20th century in the context of the typology and specificity of the Bashkir spiritual literature that demonstrates its complexity and diversity. The main components of its development, as in many Turkic-speaking literatures were the traditions of folklore, literature written in Turki and Islam. In his works the author often refers to Koranic and post-Koranic legends and traditions which received a modern artistic interpretation. In the article the problem is considered as an example of the early creativity of Mazhit Gafuri. In the works of the Soviet period, the author does not depart from the typology and the specific traditions of spiritual literature but in this case they have another colour in ideological terms.