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- Title
Hindus' Popular Culture and Rituals in Mathnavi-e Erfan by Bidel Dehlavi.
- Authors
Fooladi, Mohammad; Panah, Zeynab
- Abstract
The poems of Bidel as a remarkable poet of Indian style, who lived outside the geographical boundaries of Iran, reflects the popular culture, rituals, traditions, and people's beliefs in India. This Persian mystic poet whose works originates from the basic culture of his homeland, consciously or unconsciously, accomplished to reflect parts of the culture and popular beliefs of Hindus in his poems through different ways. This study seeks to survey some popular beliefs, customs, ceremonies, and rituals dealt with Bidel Dehlavi in Mathnavi-e Erfan. The results of this research was extracted by a descriptive analysis revealing that beliefs in reincarnation, Sati practice, Vedas custom, and burning the dead people are among some common traditions and beliefs in the land of India applied by the poet to create artistic themes and explain mystic and religious ideas for the audience. Furthermore, the romance of Kamdi and Madan in Mathnavi-e Erfan displays the luxurious state of courts of the Indian kings and their social customs. This research can be a reflection of popular culture and tradition of Hindus, and be useful in ethnology studies, social science, and cultural research.
- Subjects
INDIA; IRAN; MANNERS &; customs; HINDUS; CREMATION; THEMES in art; GEOGRAPHIC boundaries; ETHNOLOGY; POPULAR culture; RITES &; ceremonies
- Publication
Culture & Folk Literature / Farhang va Adabiyyāt-i ̒āmah, 2021, Vol 8, Issue 36, p219
- ISSN
2345-4466
- Publication type
Article