Abstract

The article considers the psychological function, symbolic meaning and nature of the phenomenon of worship in the Kazakh worldview and the views of Kazakh thinkers on this issue. Worship is not only a religious duty performed in a certain form, but is characterized as an important phenomenon that ennobles the spiritual world of man, strengthens social ties and affects the process of personal development. In the first part, the psychological functions of worship, its contribution to achieving inner peace and harmony, increasing the ability to self- regulation, concentrating consciousness and getting rid of stress and depression, overcoming one's own lust are discussed. In addition, in the course of the study, the symbolic meaning of worship in the traditional religious practice of the Kazakh people and in the works of Kazakh thinkers is comprehensively studied, its role in the national culture and belief system is analyzed. The semiotic features of prayer, fasting, dhikr, pilgrimage, praying and other types of worship clearly demonstrate their symbolic meaning. As a result of the study, the cognitive, educational, emotional functions of worship in the Kazakh worldview are identified, its impact on the personality and on the development of his moral qualities is revealed.