MONOMİF NƏZƏRİYYƏSİ – XRONOTOPİK MOTİV UNİVERSALLIĞININ TƏSBİTİ KİMİ

The Monomyth Theory as the Identification of Chronotopic Motif Universality Summary This article explores Joseph Campbell’s theory of the monomyth – the “Hero’s Journey” – through a mythological and folkloristic lens, with a particular focus on the chronotopic approach in Turkic epics. The author argues that the recurrence of archetypal plots and characters across diverse literary and folkloric traditions is rooted not only in cultural interactions, but in universal structures of the human psyche. Epic texts such as The Book of Dede Korkut, Alpamish, and Maaday Kara are analyzed within the framework of the hero’s initiation journey, personal transformation, and socio-philosophical rebirth. The study draws connections between C.G. Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious and Campbell’s theory of narrative universals. The specificity of mythological chronotopes and the semantic charge of time-space coordinates are examined through the lens of M. Eliade’s and Y.M. Meletinsky’s theoretical insights. Contemporary examples from cinema demonstrate the ongoing relevance of the monomyth model as a powerful narrative structure. The article contributes to the investigation of universal codes, archetypal motifs, and narrative structures in folklore studies and cultural theory. Key words: monomyth, hero’s journey, archetype, chronotope, folklore and mythology, initiation