A Comparative Critique of the Common Themes of the Pearl Hymn and Al-Gharbiyah Tale (With an approach to intertextuality theory)

Subject Areas : شعر

mahdi mohammadi nejad ^{1 *}

1 - گروه ادبیات فارسی دانشکده علوم انسانی و اجتماعی دانشگاه گلستان

Received: 2020-01-12 Accepted : 2023-02-26 Published : 2025-09-17

Keywords: Al-Gharbiyah Tale, intertextuality, Pearl Hymn, Gnosis, knowledge,

Abstract :

Many of the words and phrases used in the contexts of our mystical books, such as spirit, dream, and theology, are rooted in the beliefs and teachings of past religions; therefore, we need to be familiar with ancient religions and to research them. Since Suhrawardi is familiar with the wisdom of ancient Iran and other religions, so he is also familiar with the pearl hymn, and the content of al-Gharb al-Gharbiyah tale indicates that it is modeled on the pearl hymn. Using a descriptive-analytical approach, this study investigates aspects of the similarity of the Gnostic story of the Pearl hymn and the story of al-Gharb al-Gharbiyah from the perspective of intertextuality. About 11,800,000 results (0.32 seconds) Search Results Translation result Persian English Many of the words and phrases used in the contexts of our mystical books, such as spirit, dream, and theology, are rooted in the beliefs and teachings of past religions; therefore, we need to be familiar with ancient religions and to research them. Since Suhrawardi is familiar with the wisdom of ancient Iran and other religions, so he is also familiar with the pearl hymn, and the content of al-Gharb al-Gharbiyah tale indicates that it is modeled on the pearl hymn. Using a descriptive-analytical approach, this study investigates aspects of the similarity of the Gnostic story of the Pearl hymn and the story of al-Gharb al-Gharbiyah from the perspective of intertextuality.