The cult of the wood in Kazakh literature

Abstract

At the stage of development of Kazakh literature, there is often a desire to create an artistic image, convey ideas through the interpretation of mythological, folklore, totemic, archetypal images, firmly rooted in the people's consciousness since ancient times, problems occurring in social, environmental, spiritual and human life, society, complex, difficult to solve or raising questions in the human consciousness. In connection with these problems, Kazakh writers plunged into the deep mysterious layers of mythology, returned to mythical concepts in Kazakh beliefs, oral literature, and skillfully used artistic techniques to find a way into the heart
of the reader. Based on this, the article analyzes world images that connect the three worlds: upper, lower and middle. In addition, research work is aimed at determining its use and function in modern Kazakh prose. Especially in the context of the “world model — world wood”, the emphasis is on the concept of “Baiterek”, which is a key element of national coding in the traditional Kazakh worldview from the willow cradle to burial. At the same time, the scope of this topic was guided by the works of scientists S. Kondybay, T. Zhurtbay, S. Kaskabasov and other researchers.