title: The Role of Religion in Shaping the Socio-Cultural Identity of the Kyrgyz and Kazakhs
abstract: The purpose of this article is to study and determine the role of religion in the formation of the identity of the Kyrgyz and Kazakh peoples. A study was conducted on the development of the religious beliefs of the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, and an analysis was made of how significant a factor religion was in shaping the identity of the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz in the past. It was found that the majority of modern Kyrgyz and Kazakhs are adherents of Islam, while within their societies there continues to exis
journal: Pharos Journal of Theology