Pathology of the foundations of mythology in Iran In the context of textual studies, functionalism and Theoretical research
Subject Areas :Farhad Forouzan Kia 1 , mehyar alavimoghadam 2 , Zahra Jamshidi 3 , ابراهیم استاجی 4
1 - PhD student in Persian language and literature (epic literature), Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Sabzevar University, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Persian Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
4 - استادیار گروه ادبیات فارسی دانشگاه حکیم سبزواری
Keywords: Pathology, mythology, textual studies, functionalism approach, Theoretical research approach.,
Abstract :
The pathology of mythology in Iran, based on critical thinking, in the context of textual studies, functionalism and theoretical research, makes the mythology process in Iran more flourishing. Mythology in Iran - with academic and non-academic origins - far from the system of global classification and from an island perspective, has focused more on one dimension of Iranian mythology and textual research. In this study, we distinguish between "mythology" based on schools in this field in the West and “myth research " common among Iranian scholars who are more or less unfamiliar with these schools of mythology. Mythology in Iran suffers from various plagues in this field: focusing on the text instead of deep mythological construction, narration, and mere description, less familiarity with the schools of mythology, partial view, unsystematic manner of myth research, less familiarity with interdisciplinary studies, using positivist rather than meta-positivist approach, deficiencies resulting from translation of the west mythological texts, disregard for the fluid role of mythology, disregard for the reading of Iranian mythology concerning the world classification, little consideration for the function of mythology in employing other sciences, regarding the same origin for the realm of history and myth, deliberate emphasis on myth-texts, and the non-existence of the specialized subject of mythology in the Iranian universities. This article aims to study the pathology of mythology in Iran, point to its shortcomings, and provide solutions to eliminate them.
