A New Interpreation of The Story of Siyāvash and Sudābeh

Subject Areas : Mytho

قدمعلی  سرّامی ¹ (استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی ـ واحد زنجان)

Received: 2015-05-25 Accepted : 2015-05-25 Published : 2008-12-21

Keywords: Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, rebellion, chastity, The tale of siyāvash and Sudābeh,

Abstract :

  The tale of Siyāvash and Sudābeh is one of the stories of Shāhnāmeh. In Zoroastrian tradition, Siyāvash is a symbol of innocence and goodness and vice versa Sudābeh is a symbol of evil and beastly passion. But, according to Mithraism, they are mutually interdependent. This article will analyze this relationship based on a new interpretation and with respect to the doctrines of Islamic mysticism.