STUDY OF MYTH IN FOLKLORE

This article discusses the study of myths in world folklore studies. The relation to the scientific research works on the inclusion of the myth in the artistic thinking of humanity, its expression in rituals and everyday life, and its inclusion in written literature is reported. Conclusions have been made regarding the principles of studying myths in Uzbek folklore studies. It has been analyzed that in the last century in Uzbek folklore, there were some controversial opinions about the connection of myths to folklore, and the opinions raised were mainly aimed at debating how the myth appears in the literary text. Also, in the article, the diffusion of myth in the genres of fairy tales and legends, the study of mythological images, the relationship between myth and written literature, myth and ritual folklore, and the theoretical conclusions obtained in the researches are studied in the article. In the article, the author pays serious attention to the monographic research of myths in Uzbek folklore by the scientific community. Acknowledging the services of Russian scientists in the study of myths, it focuses on the analysis of studies devoted to the study of myths in the development of the science of world folklore. In the article, the oral prose sample of myths in Uzbek folklore studies is based on the fact that it is a separate independent genre of folklore, and it is necessary to study it on a systematic monographic basis.