Studying the historical foundations of oral folk art, which represents a valuable legacy of our ancestors’ intellectual heritage, remains a relevant and significant task. In particular, the study of myths and the discipline that examines them—mythology—allows for a deeper understanding of ancient perceptions and the roots of the people's worldview. This article highlights the research of folklorist Mamatkul Jo‘rayev on the formation and evolutionary development of Uzbek mythology.

Myth, mythology, folklore, folklorist

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(2017). Astromythology of the Peoples of the Silk Road. Tashkent: Paradigma Publishing. (240 pages)