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  1 - 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
  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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  2 - In the Search of Forgotten Parts of the Myth of Garshāsb
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  Some parts of the life of Garshāsb, Iranian hero, have been narrated in Avestā and Pahlavi texts; later on they have been recited in other narratives. The main part of Garshāsb’s life, according to old texts, is about his braveness, and a small part is about his r More

  Some parts of the life of Garshāsb, Iranian hero, have been narrated in Avestā and Pahlavi texts; later on they have been recited in other narratives. The main part of Garshāsb’s life, according to old texts, is about his braveness, and a small part is about his relationship with fairy. Inasmuch as folklore is a protector of eliminated parts of official literature, we consider Sām-Nāmeh and its tradition of storytelling (Naqqāli) as a source for finding the unknown parts of Sām’s and Garshāsb’s lives. According to Sām-Nāmeh, there is a mysterious relationship between Garshāsb and a fairy named Khnathaiti, and between Sām and another fairy named 'Ālamafrouz/Golafrouz. Also, there is a fertilized fairy in Sām’s life named Paridokht. It seems that 'Ālamafrouz and Paridokht are symbols of two great goddesses of creation and destructive. Manuscript profile