Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• bahman namvarmotlahg ¹
• Parisa Alikhani ²

¹ Associate Professor, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

² PhD student of Islamic Arts, Faculty of Islamic Arts, Tabriz University of Islamic Arts, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

The myth-religion of Sarai is one of the most popular and common traditions among the people of Azerbaijan. This myth-religion is the narration of the love of a girl and a boy, which leads to the suicide of the beloved due to the absence of the lover and the oppression of the village khan. This myth-religion is rooted in the literature and art of the people of these regions and has a high value burden in the culture of this region. In this research, which has been done in a descriptive-analytical manner, the authors have tried to study the pattern of love in this narrative and extract its main feature. According to studies, according to René Girard's theory, the sacrifice of the beloved as a result of the desire to imitate and obtain the girl that most village men want, by the village house and the spread of violence among the villagers in order to Preserving the honor of the village - which is the candidate of another man - is known as the main model for this narrative. In this case, the suicide of the beloved is the only way out of this conflict in order to preserve the authenticity, loyalty and freedom of a woman and at the same time, prevent Khan from harming the health and security of the village. After this sacrifice, the victim became a myth and supported the Sarai religion, which is manifested through oral and written literature, music, poetry, theater and cinema.

Keywords

• Sarai
• Girard
• Imitation Competition
• Victim
• Freedom

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