Elements of popular culture in the novel Neighbors (Ahmad Mahmoud)

Subject Areas : Persian language and literature texts

Shabnam  Lajevardizadeh ¹ (PhD student in Persian language and literature, Roodehen, Iran)
Mehdi  Mahozi ² (Professor, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch, Iran)

Received: 2016-09-03 Accepted : 2016-09-03 Published : 2013-11-22

Keywords: فرهنگ عامه, احمد محمود, Neighbors, popular culture, همسایه ها, زبان عامه, Ahmad Mahmoud, Common language,

Abstract :

The study and interpretation of the material and spiritual aspects of popular culture, in addition to revealing the ancient culture of a land, clarifies many of its obscure aspects. Ahmad Mahmoud is a well-known writer who, due to his connection with people, incorporates their lives, beliefs, behaviors and language into the subject of his stories and naturally uses elements of popular culture in his stories. In this article, we intend to examine the manifestations of popular material and spiritual culture in the novel Neighbors and how to use these elements. For this purpose, after discussing popular culture and territory, we will divide it into material and spiritual fields. The material realm will include the works, buildings, tools, and material products of the masses, and the spiritual realm of the vernacular will include beliefs and behaviors in order to reveal the rich part of popular culture in this work.