ATTITUDE TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN “OGHUZNAME”S AND ISSUES OF ITS PROTECTION

Mahmudov Yusif Magommed oglu Doctor of Philosophy in History

Аннотация

       The article examines the close connection of the Oghuz Turks, to which the Azerbaijani people belong, with nature, their careful attitude to the environment for centuries, the use of components of living and inanimate nature in names and surnames, lifestyle, in relation to each other. The belief of the Turkic-speaking peoples in the environment, nature, and the sky played a key role in the family and state affiliation of the Oguz. The work reveals that this is due to the richness of the nature of the territories where the Oguzes settled and roamed. Everything that the Oghuz Turks encountered and worked with in their household and economic activities, they compared with various components of nature, compared with it.
The way of life of the Turkic peoples, including the Oghuz Turks, their connection with cattle breeding, agriculture led to the fact that water, land, a number of real and legendary animals became the main Beliefs, Ongons, Gods and, sanctifying them, acquired the status of inviolability.
       Thus, they have done considerable work to protect the environment.In the course of the study, we came across data that bulls observe hygiene rules, avoid contact with the patient and thus take care of their health.The article notes that the Oguz in the course of historical development were subjected to numerous tests, created various idioms, sayings, wise sayings associated with a complex and difficult way of life. Many of them are relevant today from the point of view of
human ecology.