Abstract

The word “bakhshi” has been used to express different meanings such as priest, qalandar, surgeon, soothsayer, secretary, accountant, teacher, enlightener. However, among the peoples of Central Asia, bakhshi means an epic performer, an artist who sings and recites songs and epics from memory, and passes them down from generation to generation. It is not for nothing that our farmers such as Fazil Yoldosh oglu, Ergash Jumanbulbul, Polkan, Islam Nazar oglu are called “poets”. These bakhshis were Chechen bakhshis of our country. The epics, which are a high example of the art of words, were sung by such folk singers. This tradition continues to this day. These epics sung by the Bakhshis differ from the epics that are examples of written literature in these aspects, that is, they are learned orally, they are performed orally, and they are passed down orally. These epics change with each performance when they are sung by the performer, the Bakhshis. Because the show is based on the law of live performance. In order to understand the essence of the epic art, that is, the epics sung by the Bakhshis, it is necessary to have a complete idea of the art of Bakhshi. We can learn about the Bakhshis from the epics they sang. Examples of epic creations such as “Alpomish”, “Goroghli”, monuments such as “Dada Korqut Kitobi” mention the image of Bakhshi. Khorzam embodies the character of Bakhshi in ‘Ashiq turkum dostonlari” and “Ollanzar Olchinbek” epics. Therefore, the issues of artistic interpretation of the image of Bakhshi are one of the topics that need to be studied and researched. This article talks about the artistic interpretation of the image of the epic creator in folk epics.