Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 16، number In Volume 12، March 2024 ، issue Number 94

Anthropological investigation of folk beliefs in the poetry of poets of Azerbaijan school

Leyli Kamalvand (Author in Charge), Manouchehr Joukar , Asad Abshirini

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The study of folk beliefs is one of the sub-branches of anthropology, and the folklore and popular culture of a land can be used as valuable documents for conducting anthropological studies. Popular culture, which is actually the traditional way of people"s perception of the world and life, is in the fabric of society and its study reveals the thoughts, feelings, imaginations and aspirations of a people and shows the history of its culture and civilization. Gives. In this, the contribution of the Azerbaijani school and its poets is very high; Because Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, as one of the important regions of Iranian culture, played a significant role in the growth of Persian literature. In this research, folk beliefs and superstitions are investigated by looking deeply into the poems of these poets.

METHODOLOGY: This research was done in a descriptive-analytical way.

FINDINGS: In this research, it was shown that folk thoughts, which have a wonderful and valuable support in the heart of the ages, were able to reach us by manifesting themselves in the poetry of poets and be examined as a valuable heritage as anthropological indicators.

CONCLUSION: A point that deserves to be mentioned at the end is the high frequency of reflecting popular beliefs in the poetry of poets of the Azerbaijani school and the role and influence that their poetry has in anthropological studies, relying on folklore and popular literature.

Keyword
Anthropology , folklore , folk beliefs , poets of Azerbaijan school

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