An Analysis of the Sociological Concept of Love in Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī‘s thoughts (Mowlānā)
Subject Areas : Social Researches
Amir Rahimi Dadmarzi
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(گروه پژوهش اجتماعی، دانشکده علوم اجتماعی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد رودهن، تهران، ایران (مسئول مکاتبات)، ایمیل: amirrahimidadmarzi@yahoo.com)
Habibollah Ahaghabakhsi
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(گروه پژوهش اجتماعی، دانشکده علوم اجتماعی ، واحد رودهن، تهران، ایران. ایمیل: haghabakhsi7@gmail.com)
Keywords: Masnavi, Keywords: love, Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Mowlānā), Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi, Fihi Ma-Fihi,
Abstract :
Abstract In recent years, the study of social problems have been seen as one of the most important parts of Persian literature texts which culminated in valuable works written in this field. The aim of this study was to analyze the sociological concept of love in Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī‘s thoughts (Mowlānā). In this study, content analysis was used to analyze the data compiled. The research method involved analyzing the works of Mowlānā and his thoughts were then compared and contrasted in terms of sociological viewpoints with other sociologists’ comments. The statistical population consisted of famous works of Mowlānā from which three important works (Masnavi, Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi and Fihi Ma-Fihi) were selected as this study’s sample through targeted sampling. The results of the analysis suggests that Mowlānā is informing us that without love our social life would have no purpose or destination.
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