THE ANALYSES OF THE KAZAKH CULTURAL IDENTITY ON THE BASIS OF ILYAS YESSENBERLIN’S WORK “THE NOMADS: THE CHARMED SWORD”

The article discusses the issue of Kazakh cultural identity basing on the anal- ysis of literature writing of Kazakh author ? Ilyas Yessenberlin. The author in his book “The Nomads: The Charmed Sword” described peculiarities and specifi cities of Kazakh people’s life of the XV century. The article includes the study of the mode of Kazakhs’ life, their traditions, values and religious beliefs. The role of these components is emphasized in the article since they are essential elements for cultural identity investigation