NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUES AND THE MOTIVE OF BETRAYAL

This article examines the motif of betrayal in the context of national and religious values in Uzbek literature. The study analyzes the artistic representation of national mentality and religious-ethical norms, focusing on their role in shaping literary images and narrative structures. Drawing on examples from traditional and post-independence Uzbek literature, the paper explores the opposition between loyalty and betrayal, the transformation of value systems, the inner conflict of characters, and the artistic interpretation of conscience, sin, and repentance. Betrayal is interpreted not merely as moral transgression, but as a complex spiritual phenomenon reflecting the testing and crisis of national and religious values.