CONCEPT «GOD» IN THE CHAMALI PAREMIOLOGICAL UNITS (GOOD WISHES AND CURSES)

Good wishes and curses are the least studied genre of oral creativity of the peoples of the Caucasus. The article examines the paremiological units of the Chamalins associated with the image of God, which is given special attention as a key element of the Chamalin good wishes and curses. The analysis allows us to conclude that God in the life of the people, performing various functions, acts as the highest «judicial» substance.