Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 17، number In Volume 4، July 2024 ، issue Number 98

Political and social approach to superstitious narratives and distortions in ritual and Ashura literature of the Qajar era (case study: Safi Alisha's Zabdeh al-Asrar poems, Amman Samani's Ganjaneh al-Asrar and Tabrizi's fire temple)

Mohammad Hadi Moradi , Reza Borzoiy (Author in Charge), Sharare Elhami

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The mixing of many superstitious, fictional, tasteful and emotional narratives in the historical and incorruptible narratives of Ashura and Karbala has caused that, especially during the Qajar era due to the policies of the government, many superstitious and fake contents in the religious-literary texts that This event has been paid, enter. The main goal of this research is to analyze and investigate these superstitious beliefs and its political-social analysis in the religious-Ashura literature of the Qajar era.

METHODOLOGY: The research method in this article is a descriptive-analytical approach based on library studies and document analysis. The statistical community of the research includes three prominent ritual-Ashurai works from Qajar period verse literature, namely Ganjineh al-Asrar of Oman Samani, Zabdeh al-Asrar of Safi Alisha, and Ateshkoda of Nyir Tabrizi.

FINDINGS: The findings of the research indicate that superstitions, fake narratives, emotional, emotional and emotional approaches are very common in the religious literature of this era according to the necessity of the conditions of the Iranian society during the Qajar rule.

CONCLUSION: Narrative damage in mentioning the historical event of Karbala, including the emotional attention to the Imam"s farewell to his family, the sadness and despair of the Ahl al-Bayt of Imam Hussein (a.s.), fake stories such as the wedding of Hazrat Qasim in the midst of the battle, false and suspicious mystical interpretations of this event. It can be clearly seen in all three examined works.

Keyword
Ashura literature , Superstitions and distortions , Political-social approach , Qajar period.

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