The Analysis of the Delibāy and Ahou
Subject Areas : Mythoمحمد علی محمودی 1 * , کمال الدین ارخی 2
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In this article, the playDelibāy and Ahou by Abbas Maroufi is considered. We believe that Maroufi has created this play to obtain a better understanding of the culture and values of Turkmen. Studying the play helps to recognize the Turkman myths; so the play needs to be analyzed profoundly. So, the basic question of the present article is that how and in what way the play uses the mythical elements to transform its message. After introducing the Turkman myths and the play Delibāy and Ahou, we consider the myths mentioned in the play. Most of the myths in the play belong to pre-Islamic period, the period that the Turkmen believed in shamanism. The main thought of the play is based on belief in spirit of dead and its influence in the life of man. Worshiping the spirit of ancestors and worshiping the nature (sky, moon, mountain and etc.) are the other shamanistic beliefs proposed in the play.