A New Source for an Ancient Allegory

Some allegories and parables in Persian literature have an ancient history. Understanding and tracing their origins and their original forms in ancient sources can make us familiar with an authentic part of the goals and approaches of the allegory or parable. The famous allegory of “The Elephant and the Blind” is an example.This article first mentions and critiques the various familiar versions; then it refers to an authentic and important source in ancient historical and ritual sources. Because this source goes back to the long history of cultural and historical relations in Iran and is compatible with the geographical and ritual signs in the great Khorasan, it can be regarded as a noteworthy and important source for this allegory.