A Study on the effects of the fund amentals of Anahita religion on Bijan O Manije Story

Subject Areas : Persian Language and Literature

Masoud Pakdel ¹ ( استادیار زبان و ادبیات فارسی. دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد رامهرمز. رامهرمز.ایران )

Received: 2020-12-23 Accepted : 2020-11-02 Published : 2021-02-19

Keywords: Water, anahita, Bijan and Manijeh, : Shahnameh, Mother Goddess,

Abstract :

This essay investigates the foundations of Anahita's religion in the story of Bijan and Manijeh. Foundations of Anahita's religion, including life and nascence, holiness and benediction, domination and power, etc., are observed in the story of Bijan and Manijeh which has the thin and invisible thread of plant myth and story. Anahita, the goddess of water, is the purity and cleanliness angel throughout ancient Iran. She has played a role in creation myth of Zarathustra and the promised child of Zarathustra. She is the symbol of female chastity and purity. She has power and is dominant, is doer and actor. The results from this research show that in the story of Bijan and Manijeh, Manijeh represents Anahita's performances. She has fallen in love and is lovesick. Her feminine spirit flows in the story. She is Bijan's savior and provides him with food and water and librates him. His fall in well leads to consummation of her marriage because Bijan has to go through tough times to be qualified to consummate the marriage of Manijeh who manifests the traits of Anahita goddess.