Surveying Mystical Notions in the Stories of Ali Moazzeni

Author:
Masoumeh Asgarinia
Level:
Master
Field of study:
Faculty of Religion and Art
Language:
Farsi
Faculty:
Faculty of Philosophy
Year:
2019
Publisher:
URD Press
Supervisor(s):
Faridoddin Farid Asr

When Quran tells some of its accounts in the form of story, it shows the high position of this genre in the transmission of religious values. The writer of a story tries to depict the real world for his audience

In the form of story. He elevates humanitarian values in his work. Although writing story is not an ethical issue but story telling has the capacity to play a great role in leading the human to a bright future by means of selecting suitable contents and motifs. As a result, story is beyond mere description of personal emotions of some characters, but it is a mission which has been passed to us from past generations.

Ali Mouazeni is one of Iranian novelists who seeks the same values and mission mentioned above.

This thesis tries to survey mystical notions in the works of Mouazzeni. Specially religious works of him.

Our target in this thesis is to attract the notice of his audience more to these notions, beyond reading his stories only.