Archetypes of creation in the Mashi and Mashiane myth and its examples in the myths of other societies

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

seyed mehdi Habibi ¹ , sholouhsadat arabi hashemi ² , Sohaila Torabi farsani ³

1 - Department of history, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
2 - Department of history, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
3 - Department of history, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

Received: 2021-04-21 Accepted : 2021-09-26 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: Myth, Archetype, creation, ma&scaron, i, iyāne,

Abstract :

Mythical themes are common and recurring in different societies. These themes are called archetypes and are found in mythological narratives around the world. The myth of the creation of the Mashi and Mashiane is no exception. Since myth and history are intertwined, some of the mysteries of history can be obtained by analyzing the archetypes in the myth of creation and its adaptation to other narratives of creation. The present study is an analytical research based on library data. The purpose of this study is to study and analyze the archetypes of creation in the Mashi and Mashiane myth by adapting its examples in the myths of other societies, to better understand this myth. The results indicate that in the myth of the creation of the Mashi and Mashiane the role-playing role of archetypes such as; The first giant, god-like human, the first pair, the mother earth, the body plant and the reproductive plant, etc. are observed.The research method is descriptive, analytical based on library data