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A Study of Rumi's Opinion about Sexual Differences in Masnavi

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr. Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Department of English Language and Literature, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

3 M. A. of Psychology, Persian Gulf University. Bushehr.Iran

10.30465/lir.2020.32994.1210

Abstract

Maulana Jalaladdin Rumi's Masnavi is an encyclopedia of the Islamic culture of Iran. Because it includes many stories and demonstrates Rumi's thoughtfulness regarding psychological problems of his time, one will have no doubt to admit that Masnavi is a great work of art and literature and has to be pondered on and examined closely. That is why there is an attempt here to study the sexual issues and problems of LGBT, especially due to the fact that such issues have not yet been scrutinized by the Maulana scholars out of the fear of the orthodox reactions of their public or those of the elite audience. The study questions of this project are: which sexual disorders have been implicated by the stories, and what is Rumi's opinion about the people with different sexual identities? The aim of this study is to inspect Maulana's opinion about LGTB and, at the same time, This research shows that different types of sexual disorders have been designated and criticized by Rumi in the form of humor and anecdotes. These include: homosexuality, pedophilia, bestiality, sexual exploitation, castration, exhibitionism. The two sexual unorthodox groups of people who were reproached at Rumi's time are: the Mokhannath and Sa'tari which are now known as transgender. What is interesting is the fact that Rumi considered their sexual differences to be innate and God-given. This is a huge contradiction at the heart of his philosophy that can be examined and clarified.

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Literary Interdisciplinary Research
Volume 3, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
May 2021
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