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Graduate of Master of Persian Language and Literature, Yazd University
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Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Yazd University
10.29252/kavosh.2007.2357
Abstract
Wise maniacs were a group of people who seemed not to act or speak on the demand of social norms, religious scruples, and common sense. They kept aloof from people and often took ruins, cemeteries, and isolated areas as their whereabouts. According to Mohya-al-din Arabi, this behavior was brought about due to a devine inspiration and the revelation of Unseen to them. There seem, however, to be other factors accounting for such a character.
This article investigates the social factors that shaped up the character of wise maniacs who were contemporary to Attar. Narrating certain events, the article also refers to the feeling of criticism and objection as the salient aspect of their social life.
Hosseinabadi, M., & Elhambakhsh, S. M. (2007). Maniacs: the Spokesmen of Dissidents at Attar’s Time. Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature, 7(13), 71-100. doi: 10.29252/kavosh.2007.2357
MLA
Maryam Hosseinabadi; Seyed Mahmoud Elhambakhsh. "Maniacs: the Spokesmen of Dissidents at Attar’s Time". Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature, 7, 13, 2007, 71-100. doi: 10.29252/kavosh.2007.2357
HARVARD
Hosseinabadi, M., Elhambakhsh, S. M. (2007). 'Maniacs: the Spokesmen of Dissidents at Attar’s Time', Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature, 7(13), pp. 71-100. doi: 10.29252/kavosh.2007.2357
VANCOUVER
Hosseinabadi, M., Elhambakhsh, S. M. Maniacs: the Spokesmen of Dissidents at Attar’s Time. Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature, 2007; 7(13): 71-100. doi: 10.29252/kavosh.2007.2357
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