جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "indian mythology" در نشریات گروه "ادبیات و زبان ها"

The concept of love is a fundamental and intricate aspect of human experience, drawing significant attention from scholars and philosophers. Among the various theories exploring this phenomenon is Robert J. Sternberg's triangular theory of love, which delves into the psychological dimensions of love and is commonly utilized in the analysis of literary works. This article employs an analytical-comparative approach to examine the behaviors of mythological deities from India, Greece, and Mesopotamia through the lens of Sternberg's theory. By juxtaposing these divine narratives with Sternberg's framework of seven types of love, observations reveal a prevalence of "fatuous love" in Greek mythology, alongside instances of "empty love," "companionate love" and "consummate love" in Indian myths, while Mesopotamian tales exhibit fewer examples of love. These findings potentially mirror cultural perceptions and conceptions of love within these societies. The study sheds light on the intricate emotional and abstract capacities of early civilizations.

Kalidas, an Indian poet and dramatist who lived around 1500 years ago, describes the various states of love in a five-act dialogue-based drama called Vikram Urvashi. The theme of the drama is adapted from the ancient sources of Sanskrit literature, and its heroes are the mythical and fairy gods. The events in the story of Vikram Urvashi are carefully arranged by the play writer. They appear quite natural on the basis of a cause and effect structure. The main theme and content of the play are similar to that of several Greek myths such as Demeter and Persephone, Cupid and Psyche, and Prometheus. The similarities indicate the myths of the world share common themes. It also shows the cultural trades, wars, commerce, etc. contribute to the fusion of the myths of the nations.

Part of what we know as the heritage of Iran and India has originated from the Indo-Iranian culture, and this heritage belongs to the East and the common life of Indo –Iranians in the past. We can consider the similarities between Arash-e Kamangir in Iranian mythology and Vishnu in Indian mythology as an original example in this case. In this research, we try to show the characters of Arash-e Kamangir, in the ancient, middle and Islamic periods, according to the comparative method in the French School and the method of content analysis. The results of the research show that Arash and Vishnu are two myths that have a common origin, and consequently, they have vast and widespread common aspects; and in making of mythological character, the subject of the attack between Good and Evil has a special place in the two cultures. Being warrior god of rain in creating the myths like Arash and Vishnu; being bodily and their connection with natural elements and heavenly realms are the other results obtained in this study.