The Study of Semiology in Mantiq-Al-Tayr of Attar

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Maryam Parvaresh ¹ , Ali Asghar Soltani ² , Mohammad Javad Hejazi ³

1 - PHD student, Department of Linguistic, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Qom, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Depatrment of Linguistic, Bagher- al- Olum University, Qom, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, , Department of Linguistic, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Qom, Iran

Received: 2022-03-07 Accepted : 2022-03-07 Published : 2022-03-21

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Abstract :

The semiology considers all the signs which are used in language and literary works. The main tool of literature is language and language is the united set of signs. The poet or writer deals with the language signs because of his/her usage of the language. This article tries to explore the semiology of mystique and mythological elements in Manṭiq-Al-Ṭayr by the analytical-descriptive method. The present research has concluded that Aṭṭār has used the birds as signs or mystique and mythological elements to express the concepts of mystique. The main important element is Simorgh which is used for the truth of the essence of God. Also, other birds are signs of the class of mystics