"Musical Fable" in the Works of Attār of Nīshāpūr
Subject Areas : Mytho
منصوره ثابت زاده
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استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی ـ واحد تهران جنوب
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Keywords: mysticism, structure, music, characteristics, Attār’s Fables,
Abstract :
In the works of Farīd ud-Dīn Attār of Nīshāpūr (1145-46–1221), Persian poet and mystic, there is a kind of narration that we can call "musical fable". It is a moral narration intended to enforce a truth, especially one in which animals or inanimate objects speak and act like human beings. The musical fable has a musical structure, and is useful for expressing mystical thoughts. There are nine musical fables in Elāhī-Nāmeh, and six in Tazkerat al-Awlīya. The aim of this article is to study the themes of these narrations.
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