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Rafiei Rad R, Namvar Motlagh B. (2021). A Comparative Study of theosophist's quadruplet Journeys, in Mulla Sadra's Perspective, and Joseph Campbell's Theory of monomyth. JIM. 12(2), 89-114.
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A Comparative Study of theosophist's quadruplet Journeys, in Mulla Sadra's Perspective, and Joseph Campbell's Theory of monomyth
Reza Rafiei Rad *, Bahman Namvar Motlagh
Tabriz Islamic Art University
Abstract:   (2375 Views)
Myth, in Campbellchr('39')s theory of monomyth , after the three stages of the rites of passage: "separation", "passing" and "return", after the evolution of consciousness, transcends the boundaries of duality and reaches unity. The Theosophist, in Mulla Sadrachr('39')s view, achieves unity from plurality in four stages of the journey. And after returning, he relies on "legislative prophecy" to help the people. The question is, what are the similarities and differences between these two types of travel, namely the journey of myth in monomyth theory, and the four journeys of the Theosophist, in Asfar? This article shows by descriptive-analytical and comparative methods that the stages of myth-making rituals are compatible with the four journeys of the mystic. So that the different stages of separation in the myth with the first journey, Entry stage with the second trip, The overseer of :union: with God and "complete guardianship", and the return phase, is also compatible with the third and fourth journeys. The Theosophist, in the third journey, returns to the position of "difference after gathering" and in the fourth journey to "legislative prophecy" and among the people. Myth also becomes the "Lord of the World" and then bestows blessings and grace on his companions. This adaptation is a prelude to finding the contemporary function of the four journeys in order to analyze the events and developments of the hero in literature and art.
 
Keywords: Monomyth theory, Joseph Campbell, mystical journey, Asfar Arbae
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: ادبیات فارسی
Received: 2019/03/16 | Accepted: 2019/09/25 | Published: 2021/08/22
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