Ushbu maqolada yapon xalq ertaklarida uchraydigan qiyofa o‘zgarish
(metamorfoza) motivi tahlil qilinadi. Ayniqsa ayol obrazlarining hayvon yoki boshqa
mavjudot qiyofasiga kirib qolish holatlari, ularning ma’naviy, axloqiy va estetik mazmuni
yoritiladi. Yapon folkloridagi tulki (kitsune), ilon (hebi), turna (tsuru), baliq (koi) va mushuk
(neko) obrazlari ayol tabiatining ramzi sifatida tahlil qilinadi. Bu motiv orqali insoniy
tuyg‘ular, muhabbat, sadoqat va xiyonat kabi mavzular ochib beriladi.
yapon folklori, qiyofa o‘zgarish, ayol obrazi, tulki, turna
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