The Nozarian Shah in the National Narratives (Tus in Myth, Epic and History)

Yahaghi, Mohammadjafar; Tabasi, Hamid; Mohammadi Shakoori, Azam

doi:10.22034/perlit.2024.60526.3644

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors

¹ Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University Jiroft, Jiroft, Iran

³ Ph.D Condition, Department of Persian Language And Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/perlit.2024.60526.3644

Abstract

The narratives of Tus, the hero and the prince of Nozar, have undergone many changes from the Avestan era to the period of compiling historical and national epic texts of Iran. Tus, who is introduced in the Avesta as a renowned hero and warrior, is a prince in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh who is far from the kingship and is famous for his folly and frivolity. This duality of personality may stem from the differences that are seen in the narratives of the Nozar family. Ferdowsi’s description of the Nozarian narratives differs greatly from the texts before and after the Shahnameh. The various actions of the mythical-epic characters in the realm of changes resulting from the course of myth, the process of epic evolution and also the difference of narratives are worth examining. In this research, by examining the narratives related to Tus (from the Avesta to the historical texts), a clearer picture of him is presented and the changes in Tus’s work and behavior in the transition from myth to epic and the reasons for this transformation are discussed.

Keywords: Tus, Nozarians, narratology, myth, epic, Shahnameh, historical texts.

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Main Subjects

. Epicical and Mythical Literature

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The Nozarian Shah in the National Narratives (Tus in Myth, Epic and History)

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Volume 77, Issue 250 - Serial Number 250February 2025Pages 19-40

Volume 77, Issue 250 - Serial Number 250
February 2025
Pages 19-40