Morality and religion in the context of Kazakh philosophy

Abstract

The article is written within the framework of the dissertation research topic “The problem of the relationshipbetween morality and religion in Kazakh philosophy”. This study deeply analyzes the problem of moralityand religion in the context of Kazakh philosophy. The author connects the relevance of this topic with thespiritual needs, cultural features and historical experience of Kazakh society. The research is aimed at under-standing the spiritual foundations of the Kazakh worldview, raising important topics. The author pays specialattention to the fact that Kazakh philosophy is based on spiritual heritage and moral and ethical valuesinherent in Eastern traditions. Oral tradition, folklore elements, epics, and legends are described as the maintools of philosophical thinking. The collective consciousness of the Kazakh people and their harmonious ex-istence with nature are considered the foundation of the philosophical worldview. After the arrival of Islam inKazakhstan, the Sufi movement strengthened the ideas of spiritual purification and moral perfection in Ka-zakh philosophy, leading to a syncretic nature of Kazakh philosophy—the fusion of shamanic, Islamic, andrational elements. The author, evaluating this peculiarity of Kazakh philosophy as a spiritual and culturalphenomenon, associates its essence with the wisdom of life passed down from generation to generation.