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The Anti-Ethical Consequences of Superstitions from the Perspective of Persian Poets (A Case Study of the Evil Eye)
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Saeed Azizpoor   |
| Department of Persian Language and Literature, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran , azizpoorsaeed40@gmail.com |
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Background: Superstitious beliefs have cultural roots and are present in the lives of all people to a greater or lesser extent, and no logical basis can be imagined for them. These beliefs generally arise from ignorance and are in fact an inevitable attempt to influence the future in order to influence the course of events and incidents to make things pleasant. One example of such superstitious beliefs is the concept of the evil eye, the eye of perfection, or in popular parlance, looking at things. This concept is an immoral and hateful act that can destroy the life of a person or persons and has been present in people's beliefs in various forms since ancient times. This article examines the anti-ethical consequences of this superstition, especially from the perspective of Persian literature and poets such as Saadi.
Conclusion: The concept of the evil eye is one of the common superstitions in the country. Which has appeared in the poems of Persian poets of the classical era. Some, such as Saadi and Attar, consider the belief in this superstition to be far from reason and consider it to be due to ignorance. However, some great Persian poets have directly and indirectly referred to it. Of course, this cannot be considered as acceptance of this superstition by these poets because this concept has taken root in popular culture and is sometimes used as a term by non-believers. Persian poets from the Constitutional period onwards, have engaged in social criticism of the concept of superstition in general and considered the rooting of superstitions in society to be the cause of the backwardness of Iranian society. By summarizing the views raised in literature, it can be said that three anti-moral consequences of superstition in literature can be proposed: preventing progress, weakening morality, spiritual beliefs and aversion to religion, and loss of life and money.
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| Keywords: Ethics, Superstition, Evil Eye, Persian Poets |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2024/12/19 | Accepted: 2025/01/8 | Published: 2025/07/1
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