A semiotic study of the cow in three mythological, cultural, and social dimensions in three classical and contemporary works of fiction (Kalila and Demna, Asrar-e Ganj Darreh Jeni, and Azadaran-e Bayal)
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Persian Language and Literature, Literature and Humanities, Razi, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Ph.D student at Razi University
10.22034/perlit.2025.67679.3806
Abstract
This article deals with a descriptive-analytical study of the conversational logic and intertextual nature of two contemporary works, "Azadaran Bil" (The Story of the Cow) and "Asrar-e Ganj Darreh Jeni" (The Secrets of the Treasure of the Valley of the Genie) with the classical literary text "Kalila and Demna". The present study seeks to understand how two contemporary modern works, with different perspectives, are placed in the same context as a classical literary work. It is worth noting that the key intertextual term in this study is "cow" and the concept of its killing. After examining, we found that, based on the interactions that past texts have in future texts, the myth of the cow and its sacrifice has been used both in the classic text "Kalila and Demna" and in the two contemporary works "The Mourners of the Bayal" and "The Secrets of the treasure of the Valley of the Genie" to express social, cultural concepts and power relations and various social bases. The common meaning in all three works is the death of the cow, the loss of something valuable, equivalent to identity and social base. The interpretability of the three works and the socio-political orientation are other common features of all three works.
azizifar, A. and Soleimani Kal Tappeh, A. (2025). A semiotic study of the cow in three mythological, cultural, and social dimensions in three classical and contemporary works of fiction (Kalila and Demna, Asrar-e Ganj Darreh Jeni, and Azadaran-e Bayal). Persian Language and Literature, (), -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.67679.3806
MLA
azizifar, A. , and Soleimani Kal Tappeh, A. . "A semiotic study of the cow in three mythological, cultural, and social dimensions in three classical and contemporary works of fiction (Kalila and Demna, Asrar-e Ganj Darreh Jeni, and Azadaran-e Bayal)", Persian Language and Literature, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.67679.3806
HARVARD
azizifar, A., Soleimani Kal Tappeh, A. (2025). 'A semiotic study of the cow in three mythological, cultural, and social dimensions in three classical and contemporary works of fiction (Kalila and Demna, Asrar-e Ganj Darreh Jeni, and Azadaran-e Bayal)', Persian Language and Literature, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.67679.3806
CHICAGO
A. azizifar and A. Soleimani Kal Tappeh, "A semiotic study of the cow in three mythological, cultural, and social dimensions in three classical and contemporary works of fiction (Kalila and Demna, Asrar-e Ganj Darreh Jeni, and Azadaran-e Bayal)," Persian Language and Literature, (2025): -, doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.67679.3806
VANCOUVER
azizifar, A., Soleimani Kal Tappeh, A. A semiotic study of the cow in three mythological, cultural, and social dimensions in three classical and contemporary works of fiction (Kalila and Demna, Asrar-e Ganj Darreh Jeni, and Azadaran-e Bayal). Persian Language and Literature, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22034/perlit.2025.67679.3806
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