Function of holy numbers in lyrical and epic poetry

Abstract

In this regard, the main purpose of the article is to identify the ways they reflected in a human communication with the concept of cognition, the origins and stages of its formation. Thus, numerology in folklore is a massive topic so the paper examines the significance of one, seven, forty numbers. In the research, the opinions of prominent scientists were taken into account, moreover the main arguments were proposed by proving conclusions using a comparative approach to be justified. The main outcome of the issues in the paper was the relationship between the national cognition and the established and unchanging laws of nature, as well as
the scope of the usage of sacred numbers in oral folklore. The cornerstone of the sacred numbers in the knowledge of the Kazakh people is that it is in harmony with the universal cognition in other cultures. It is resulted in the recognition of Kazakh folklore to be an integral part of universal folklore. The results of the article show that the use of phenomena, which has emerged from the cognition of the people in the works of art increases the beauty and attractiveness of these works, and unites with the reality of the country. Authors have been emphasized the relation between people's cognition and the phenomena in epic poetry.