Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

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Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.

Abstract

One of the fundamental concepts in the mythology of the world is growth which can be seen in some of the most important Iranian myths. With the help of this concept, important stories of Iranian myths can be analyzed. In addition to the famous motif that are made from the concept of growth and can also be seen in Iranian myths, a motif has emerged in which demonic creatures can also reproduce. We have called this principle the Increase of evil. In this article, first, we have found the most famous examples of it in the myths of non-Iranian nations. Then we have also searched for it in Iranian myths. In Iranian epics, we have searched and analyzed this theme in the number of wonders that the warrior must seek help from spiritual forces and ritual methods to overcome them, in Garshasabnameh and some folk and oral epics. The Increase of evil with the spread of mystical literature in Iran is seen in connection with the concept of ego. This article is the result of an effort to introduce the principle of the increase of evil and its example in Iranian texts.

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