Extract from the senior dissertation of
dramatic literature
Accepted in Rahpooyeh Honar Scientific Research Quarterly, Soore
University: August 29th, 2018
Archetype analysis of Renaissance and Rebirth,
Hero and Immortality in Sug-e-Siavash
Seyed Hadi Seyed Sadjadi
Dr. Majid Houshangi
Abstract
In this research, archetype analysis of renaissance and rebirth,
hero and immortality in Sug-e-Siavash`s ritual will be examined and analyzed.
Based on the archetype analysis which is a subset of psychological criticism in
the modern age relying on mythological narratives and analysis of myths and
legends, mythologists have discovered repetitive symbols based on the
subconscious, which “Carl Gustav Jung” called “Archetype”. According to “Jung”, the archetype is the human aspirations that
have not been achieved over the centuries and are part of the collective
unconscious that appears in the minds and souls of human beings in the guise of
dreams and fantasies. Since the ritual in question has been transmitted orally
and chest to chest, it cannot be traced back to its original origins and it is
necessary to rely on subsequent research and documentation to the extent that
it is based on such an existing procedure and characteristics. As a result of
the proposed work, the mentioned archetypes can be examined from a religious,
cultural, temporal and political perspective and based on a descriptive /
analytical method. In the first hypothesis of this research, we deal with the
myth-oriented nature of Sug-e-Siavash's ritual. In this way, Sug-e-Siavash's ritual using
fictional and dramatic capacities have formed epic and mythological narratives
that have the ability to implement archetypes of renaissance and rebirth, hero
and immortality. Sug-e-Siavash's ritual begins with the Iranian national hero
and during his heroic journey, he constantly suffers from renaissance and rebirth,
like when he comes out of the fire, pure, victorious and proud and finally with his
martyrdom, mourning, and grieving in The belief of the Iranians is formed to
immortalize him. In these cases, the first answer to the question of this study
is also revealed which identifies the archetypes of renaissance and rebirth,
hero and immortality.
Relying on different theories and citing various sources, this study has tried to prove that the ancient Iranians, contrary to the opinion of
many scholars, along with other ethnic groups in other parts of the world, had
dramatic rituals that had a sacred aspect in the beginning and the most
important documentary of this speech is the knowledge of the ancient Iranians
to quoting stories and storytelling, which has been shown over time in a modern
way and in accordance with the new definitions of drama. Sug-e-Siavash's ritual
with its religious background under the control of the Moghans was in praise of
the infallible Iranian general and later spread to Iranians as a myth and
legend, so that “Ferdowsi” in the “Shahnameh” organized the event.
Keywords
Hero, renaissance
and rebirth, immortality, archetype, myth, epic, Sug-e-Siavash, dramatic
ritual.
Title: Archetype analysis of Renaissance and Rebirth, Hero and Immortality in Sug-e-Siavash
Date: 08/2018
Place: Soore University/Tehran/Iran (Persia)
