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1 - The Mythological Motif of the Demon in Vis o Rāmin and Haft Paykar
Ghodrat Ghāsemipour Nasrollāh Emāmi Mokhtār Ebrāhimi Pegāh Talāvari
20.1001.1.20084420.1399.16.59.3.8

In Persian lyrical texts, myth, as the infrastructure of culture, plays an important role in representing the function of characters. In Iranian mythological narratives of creation and in the infrastructure of stories, the demon, as a destructive character, tries to ove More

In Persian lyrical texts, myth, as the infrastructure of culture, plays an important role in representing the function of characters. In Iranian mythological narratives of creation and in the infrastructure of stories, the demon, as a destructive character, tries to overthrow the divine characters. In the story of Vis o Rāmin, composed in poetry by Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, and the fifth story of Haft Paykar, composed in poetry by Nizami Ganjavi, the character of demon has enriched the two stories. Both poets, by contrasting demonic and divine forces, have highlighted the dual of good and evil in the deep-structures of narratives. In both texts, the narrator tries to portray the characters' morals and wisdom through their speech and behavior, but explaining of the role of demon in the deep-structures of the two stories is not the same. By using descriptive and analytical method, the present article attempts to consider the function of the theme of demon in two stories. In the mythological infrastructure of Vis o Rāmin which is a battle between Ahura Mazda and Ahriman, the love of Vis and Rāmin defeats the Ahuric wisdom and morals, while in Haft Paykar, the Ahuric wisdom prevails over Ahriman. It should be noted that the differences in the attitudes of the two poets and the influence of Zoroastrian, Zurvanite and Manichaean thoughts on these two books have led to differences in the imaginaries and narratives of the two stories. Manuscript profile
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2 - The Talisman of Jamshid The Analysis of a Mythological Theme in Heroic Poems and Story-telling Texts (Naqqali); Based on Sām-nāmeh
Manoochehr Joukār Mahmood Rezāe Dashtearzhanah Mokhtār Ebrāhimi Lāle Āshnā
20.1001.1.20084420.1398.15.54.3.1

According to one of Iranian myths, Khvarenah (splendor or Farrah) separates from Jamshid in the disguise of a Warghan (Symorgh or falcon) and is released to Mitra, Fereydoun and Garshāsb. It is one of the ancient mythological underpinnings that has a strong reflection i More

According to one of Iranian myths, Khvarenah (splendor or Farrah) separates from Jamshid in the disguise of a Warghan (Symorgh or falcon) and is released to Mitra, Fereydoun and Garshāsb. It is one of the ancient mythological underpinnings that has a strong reflection in Iranian mythology, epic and story-telling texts (naqqali). A mythological underpinning undergoes a variety of alterations- based on the temporal and spatial context- in its journey from the world of myth to the logical sphere of epic so that it would appear rational to the minds of readers. Then, in changing from epic to folk literature, has been transformed in accordance with the taste of people. Therefore, a mythological motif distances thematically from its origin to such an extent that it is difficult to locate its roots. In the present article, the attempt is made to consider the nexus of Jamishid’s talisman with separation of his Khvarenah and its releasing to Garshasb in the following heroic poems and story-telling scrolls (tumār): Sām-nāmeh, Garshāsb-nāmeh, Bahman-nāmeh, Farāmarz-nāmeh, Jahāngir-nāmeh, Shahryār-nāmeh, Tumar Naqqāli Shāhnāmeh, Tumār Haft Lashkar, Tumār Kohan Shāhnāme Ferdowsi, Tumār Shāhnāmeh Ferdowsi, Zarrin Qabānāmeh, Tumār Sāme Savār va Dokhtar Khāqān Chin. According to the authors of this paper, the attempts of Sistani heroes to open the talisman of Jamshid and to get the treasure or the sword embedded in the talisman are symbolic representation of releasing the heroic splendor (Khvarenah) from Jamshid to Garshāsb and it is presented as a metamorphic form in heroic poems and story-telling texts (naqqali). Manuscript profile

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