The image of Kazakh women in the epic
ESMJ EW 2_2024
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Keywords

kazakh woman, image, national, epic, beauty, art, character

How to Cite

Sergali , A. and Nakhanova, B. (2024) “The image of Kazakh women in the epic”, Scientific and Methodological Journal "East - West" for master and doctoral students, 2(2), pp. 143–153. Available at: https://journal.e-asj.com/index.php/easj/article/view/11 (Accessed: 2 May 2025).

Abstract

The article discusses the integral image of Kazakh women in culture, through characters with the features of the image of a real Kazakh woman, who are formed as individuals through valuable folk education. In particular, in written literature, in the epic one can find wonderful images that prove the features of a Kazakh woman - strong, wise keepers of the hearth and the most reliable companions of their husbands.

The truth of these qualities will be evidenced by the artistic character traits in the folk epic that have survived to this day. The characterization of the image of a Kazakh woman among the characters of the epic is a reference image of a real Kazakh woman who grew up in national education, including the unity of nobility and wisdom. Therefore, in many Kazakh epics, the image of a woman is described as the embodiment of beauty and kindness, which conveys a significantly special place for a Kazakh woman in national culture.

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