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Ibn Hassam Khosfi’s Khavaran-Nameh is a verse in the form of religious epic, with the theme of fictional tales and wars of Ali (AS) with kings of idolatry such as Tahmasshah, ... Read More Ibn Hassam Khosfi’s Khavaran-Nameh is a verse in the form of religious epic, with the theme of fictional tales and wars of Ali (AS) with kings of idolatry such as Tahmasshah, Salasul Shah, and embraces ancient concepts. Patterns of hero and travel, due to its nature is one of the most used motifs. This study, through descriptive-analytic method, seeks to review Joseph Campbell's proposal for the heroic journey and also its amount of appliance in the Middle East. Campbell considers life as a journey that the hero must take on this journey, while awaring of his strengths and In addition, by identifying his inner desires and secrets and his strengths and weaknesses, he should conduct individua’s ethical issues. The three main themes of the hero's travel theory are: departure, approach, and return. This theory is in harmony with the epic hero's life. Because the hero of each epic should encounter somke delimas, he should face the most terrible paths ,the most awesome creatures and the most dangerous enemies; however, with all his courage, he can go through all the difficult passages and achieve his goal. The is a religious one. The results of the study indicated that in Khavaran-Nameh Ali (AS) began a long journey to save human beings from evil forces. In this journey, How fought with the Dragon and the Wizardand ultimately he eliminated them. Ali (AS), with his inner voice, addresses the Prophet’s worry, he could obviatethe obstacles and problems that each hero goes through to complete their achievement and excellence. after the unity and godliness, the victorious and glorious man returns to Medina and delievers Solomon’s souvenior to the Prophet. The results of the study also indicated that the internal stages, transcendental help, crossing the threshold, whale abdomen, test path,woman in the role of tempter, blessings and free and free stage in Khavarannameh conforms to the stages of Campbell's journey and heroism, and the omission of some stages is due to the religious nature of this epic effect. .

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Author = Mohamad Mojavezy

Ancient Survey of the Hero's Travel Pattern in Khavaran-Nameh Based on Joseph Campbell's Theory

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