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  1 - The Analysis of Lyric Themes in Epic of Bahman-Name
  aliasghar babasafari کوروش  منوچهری
  Literary varieties are divided into Epic, Lyric, Pedagogical, and Dramatic literatures according to content. These varieties are interfered by each other; in other words, a lyric work may have some epic episodes and there may be some signs of pedagogical or lyric in an More

  Literary varieties are divided into Epic, Lyric, Pedagogical, and Dramatic literatures according to content. These varieties are interfered by each other; in other words, a lyric work may have some epic episodes and there may be some signs of pedagogical or lyric in an epic work; the presence of one literary variety in another variety, sometimes, adds to the work variation and attraction and sometimes causes the interruption of tone and language in literary works. Bahman-Name (5th and 6th Hegira century) is written by Iranshah-ibn-e Abi-al-khier is one the epic poems which is not devoid of lyric aspects. Reviewing the lyric themes and their harmony or disharmony with the epic text was done in this article, since epic and lyric are so different from each other in literature. Lyric themes, available in this poem, were extracted and classified in this article which resulted in identifying 12 lyric themes like: apology, oath, praise, elegy, eulogy, gravamen, pride, lampoon, and so on. Epic tone and archaism of language is observed in these lyric themes, too. The presence of lyric themes does not partition the epic tone and this work has a unity in tone. Manuscript profile
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  2 - The study of ethical virtues and vices in the Bahman Nama based on Zoroastrianism
  parisa davari saeid mohamadikish
  One of the issues that can be considered in Shahnameh and other national epic works is morality. Bahman Nama of Hakim Iranshah Ebn Abi Al-Kheir is one of the most famous epics after Shahnameh, the story of the kingdom of Bahman and his revenge from the family of Rostam More

  One of the issues that can be considered in Shahnameh and other national epic works is morality. Bahman Nama of Hakim Iranshah Ebn Abi Al-Kheir is one of the most famous epics after Shahnameh, the story of the kingdom of Bahman and his revenge from the family of Rostam for the revenge of Esfandiar's blood, that full of ethical virtues and vices. However, in all religions, they have paid Ethical requirements and non-requirements. But since Bahman Nama is related to the advent of Zoroastrianism and the Lohrasb family is one of the Zoroastrian servants, it seems that the epic saying in the statement of the ethical points of the story has affected the ethical principles of Zoroastrianism more than Islamic ethics. This article tries to examine the Bahman Nama with this view through a descriptive-analytical method. God's prayer, forgiveness, fulfillment of the covenant and ... are a part of virtues and revenge, breach of covenant, oppression, lies and anger of ethical vices in this book, each with many examples in Bahman Nama. Manuscript profile
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  3 - The ambiguity in how power is transferred from Gushtasb to Bahman
  mostafa seadat
  “Gushtasb” the Kiani's king announces that his condition for giving power to his son “Esfandiar” is arresting of “Rostam”. Rustam kills Esfandiar in a battle. Before dying, Esfandiiar ask Rustam to teach his son, Bahman, the royal and martial arts. Later, Bahman returns More

  “Gushtasb” the Kiani's king announces that his condition for giving power to his son “Esfandiar” is arresting of “Rostam”. Rustam kills Esfandiar in a battle. Before dying, Esfandiiar ask Rustam to teach his son, Bahman, the royal and martial arts. Later, Bahman returns to his grandfather and at this time, Gushtasb calls “Jamasb” and tells him that he intends to step down from his monarchy and then died. The purpose of the present study is to investigate how power is transferred from "Gushtasb" to "Bahman". This article examines the events that took place after Esfandiar's death which were recorded in various sources. The events is show that "Gushtasb" was ousted in a public uprising by the royal family and under Bahman's supervisor. For the Sassanid kings who extended their ancestry to the Kiani's Bahman and their government widely supported Zoroastrianism, as well as their religious leaders, it was not pleasant that the others read the story of a coup against Gushtasb. Therefore, they have deliberately sought to demonstrate that it was a peaceful power transition. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Suhrawardi’s Background in Advocating Mentally-Positedness of Existence
  Mahmoud  Hedayatafza Zeynab  Bostani
  Suhrawardi explicitly confirmed the “mentally-positedness of existence” in his most important works. He had correctly concluded the “external occurrence of existence to quiddity” from the works of Farabi and Ibn Sina and, while criticizing some of Ibn Sina’s words, had More

  Suhrawardi explicitly confirmed the “mentally-positedness of existence” in his most important works. He had correctly concluded the “external occurrence of existence to quiddity” from the works of Farabi and Ibn Sina and, while criticizing some of Ibn Sina’s words, had adduced several arguments for his own view. However, some contemporary scholars, when analyzing his standpoints, have ignored his background regarding the mentally-positedness of existence and introduced him as the first person who advocated this view. In the present paper, after a brief account of Farabi’s and Ibn Sina’s arguments concerning the relationship between existence and quiddity in possible things, the authors have analyzed Suhrawardi’s critical approach to this issue and then referred to three different sources for his belief in the mentally-positedness of existence. His hidden sources in this regard consist of some of the words of Bahmanyar and Omar Khayyam which he has quoted without citing the names of these two scholars in order to support his own arguments for the mentally-positedness of existence. His obvious source is a text written by Ibn Sahlan Sawi in al-Mashari’ wa’l-mutarihat. Since the philosophy section of Hakim Sawi’s book is not available, one cannot correctly judge the quality and quantity of the influence of above-mentioned thinkers on Suhrawardi. Nevertheless, available evidence demonstrates the certainty of his frequent adaptations of Bahmanyar’s works on the rejection of the “external objectivity of existence”. Manuscript profile
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  5 - Origins of the Notion of Bahman or Suhrawardi’s First Emanated
  Nadia  Maftouni Morteza  Darrudi Jawan
  The views of Suhrawardi can be traced in the philosophy of ancient Iran. One of such views was the belief in Bahman or the first emanated. Following the method of content analysis, the authors have extracted and examined the overt and covert effects of Bahman, which is More

  The views of Suhrawardi can be traced in the philosophy of ancient Iran. One of such views was the belief in Bahman or the first emanated. Following the method of content analysis, the authors have extracted and examined the overt and covert effects of Bahman, which is considered to be the most supreme manifestation of Ahura Mazda in the view of Zoroastrians, in Suhrawardi’s works. After deducing the general and specific features of Bahman based on Zoroastrian sources, such as Avesta and Bundahishn, they have tried to locate them in Suhrawardi’s books. Following a thorough study of all of his works, they have extracted and counted all the direct references to Amesha Spenta and all the cases referring to the general and particular features of Bahman. After calculating the related frequencies, they have carried out a content analysis and conceptual study of the existing features and signs. The findings of this study reveal the number of direct references to AmeshaSpentaBahman in the studied texts. Moreover, they show that the term Bahman is used in the same sense as the first emanated or the First Intellect and, in contrast to other AmeshaSpenta, as the head of vertical intellects based on their archetypal functions. The writers also conclude that Suhrawardi’s books contain the largest collection of references to Bahman among all Persian texts, while reminiscing some of the Iranian mythological heroes. Among the general and particular features of Bahman or the first emanated, its unity with other AmeshaSpenta has the highest frequency. This is because all signs of AmeshaSpenta enjoy this characteristic, the outcomes of which include the coexistence of all signs of AmeshaSpenta with each other and the organization dominating them. This finding by itself demonstrates that Suhrawardi pays particular attention to the meanings and functions of AmeshaSpenta in his works. Manuscript profile
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  6 - The Concept and Place of Bahman in Avestan and Pahlavi Texts as the “First Emanated” in Illuminationist Philosophy
  Hasan  Bolkhari Qehi
  The statement, “Reason was the first thing that God created”, which has been mentioned in several Islamic texts and has been quoted and emphasized by some great philosophers such as Suhrawardī and Mullā Ṣadrā (in Sharḥ-i uṣūl al-kāfī), is a well-known narration in Islam More

  The statement, “Reason was the first thing that God created”, which has been mentioned in several Islamic texts and has been quoted and emphasized by some great philosophers such as Suhrawardī and Mullā Ṣadrā (in Sharḥ-i uṣūl al-kāfī), is a well-known narration in Islamic ḥadīths. A similar statement with a clearer meaning is: “The Glorious God created the intellect, which was the first heavenly created”. Such statements gain more significance when we compare them with similar statements regarding the place of the intellect, which is equal to being, in Greek philosophy. As the master of all Iluminationist philosophers, Suhrawardī, as he has emphasized in his treatise of Fī ḥaqīqat al-‘ishq (On the Truth of Love) (p. 268), was well-aware of this famous narration. Given Suhrawardī’s explicit reference to this statement and his clear indication in Ḥikmat al-ishrāq, in which he calls himself the reviver of ancient Iranian philosophy (or at least introduces the wisdom of ancient Iranian philosophers (fahlavīūn) as one of the main sources of his own philosophy), this study aims to provide an answer to the question of how we can trace the effects of ancient Iranian wisdom in Suhrawardī’s philosophy. One of the most important factors linking his philosophy to ancient Iranian philosophy is his reference to the place of such Amesha Spenta as Bahman or Urdībihišt in Avestan and Pahlavi texts and considering them as the pillars of the nūrī (illuminative) and ontological system in his philosophy. Here, based on the principle of “Nothing is emanated from the one but one”, he calls the first-emanated from the light of lights (al-nūr al-anwār) the closest light (al-nūr al-aqrab) and, based on ancient Iranian philosophy, he calls it Bahman. However, one might inquire about the relationship between Bahman and the first-emanated, particularly if the first-emanated in Islamic philosophy is the intellect. Following a historical and analytic approach, this paper investigates the philosophy of choosing Bahman as the first-emanated in Suhrawardī’s philosophy and examines his particular choice of Bahman as the god of wisdom and knowledge as tantamount to the intellect in Islamic ḥadīths, which demonstrates Suhrawardī’s profound knowledge of ancient Iranian wisdom. Manuscript profile