Comparative Study of Agriculture in Shahnameh Based on Dumezil Three Way Theory.
Omid Massoudifar
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Assistant Prof., Dept. of agriculture. Payame Noor University, Iran.
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Keywords: : Shahnameh, Agriculture, , Social Classes , Dumezil, Three way theory,
Abstract :
Literature reflects the social and economic situation in every era. Shahnameh as Iran's national epic from two last centuries was first studied in the fields of linguistics, literary, historical research, and then the historical, social and cultural research aspects were also added to these studies. Since Shahnameh is based on its resources, it can be as a source of recognition of an ancient economic situation as well as the end of the fourth century, the time of sorry for this effect. Ferdowsi was from the peasant class that transmitted ancient scientific and cultural heritage of Iran to the Islamic period. According to the three -way theory of Georges Dumezil, it has been shown that agriculture and farmers in Iranian mythology under the third action reflect wealth, fertility and health. By Shahnameh in the late fourth century, the huge part of this heritage was immortal and reflected in the Shahnameh, in this research, the agriculture and class of farmers throughout Shahnameh and then compared with the first-hand resources of those times and the resources of Mazdeyasna has been In Shahnameh, Agriculture has been honored more than other words and farmers' class was of great importance. The dissemination of cultivation and assistance to abandoning lands and supporting the farmers during the occurrence of damages and disasters from the duties of governments during the ancient times has been sources of Shahnameh.
