Women in Shahnameh: An Overview on Mythical, Lyrical and Social Aspects

Abstract

espanolShahnameh es la obra maestra epica persa mas importante y es el poema epico mas extenso del mundo escrito por un solo poeta. Shahnameh describe principalmente las dimensiones miticas e historicas del Imperio persa en una serie de historias. La manifestacion del amor en las historias de Shahnameh es un verdadero estimulo para la destreza y la epica. En este sentido, Ferdowsi presto atencion delicadamente en el desarrollo de personajes femeninos de Shahnameh. En este articulo, se intenta investigar aspectos miticos, liricos y sociales de las mujeres en diferentes secciones de Shahnameh. Se revisan aspectos miticos de Shahnameh, incluidas las creencias zoroastrianas. Las bases liricas que incluyen poesia, juego, amor y matrimonio se consideran en esta investigacion. Y se encuentran muchas mujeres como Roodabeh, Tahmineh y Jarireh que contribuyen a los aspectos liricos de Shahnameh y se investiga y describe su caracter y otras dimensiones relacionadas. Curiosamente, se encuentra que en las historias de Shahnameh, la galanteria por si sola no puede ayudar a un heroe a alcanzar sus objetivos a menos que el amor y el afecto se combinen con el. Ademas, nuestra investigacion muestra que algunas mujeres en Shahnameh expresan su amor conscientemente sobre su amado hombre. Ademas, los roles sociales de las mujeres en las historias romanticas se clasifican en formas politicas, marciales y artisticas, y se discuten mas a fondo. EnglishShahnameh is the most significant Persian epic masterpiece and it is the world s lengthiest epic poem written by a single poet. Shahnameh mainly describes mythical and historical dimensions of the Persian Empire in series of stories. The manifestation of love in the stories of Shahnameh is a real stimulus to prowess and epic. In this regard, Ferdowsi delicately paid attention in developing women characters of Shahnameh. In this article, it is tried to investigate mythical, lyrical and social aspects of women in different sections of Shahnameh. Mythical aspects of Shahnameh including zoroastrian beliefs are reviewed. The lyrical bases including poetry, playing, loving and marriage are considered in this research. And many women such as Roodabeh, Tahmineh and Jarirehwho contribute to lyrical aspects of Shahnameh are found and their character and other related dimensions are investigated and described. Interestingly it is found that in Shahnameh stories, gallantry alone cannot help a hero reach his goals unless love and affection are combined with it. Also, our research shows that some women in Shahnameh express their love consciously over their beloved man. Further, social roles of women in the romantic stories are categorised in political, martial, and artistic forms and further discussed.