National picture of the world and archetypical matrix mentality of the Kazakh people

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the formation of the mentality of the Kazakh people. The results of adaptation of the Kazakh ethnic group to the natural arid habitat zone, the influence of nomadic cattle breeding and traditional culture on the formation of the mentality of the Kazakh people are presented. It has been established that the key elements of the Kazakh mentality are archetypes: Ata Meken, Ru, Syilau, Aruaққa senu, Bata-beru, Қoңaқ — syilau. It is substantiated that they represent a coded model of the historical experience of the Kazakh people and currently continue to maintain a symbolic character for the Kazakh identity.