چکیده:
One of the most mysterious beliefs among the ranchers of Guilan is the belief in a legend called Siah Galash which over time has been intertwined with reality and fantasy and has found a special place in the formation of their cultural identity. Because of his immortality and blessing power, the hero of this myth has been considered as equal as their religious leaders in the people's minds and there are different narrations about his actions in regulating the laws of hunting and production of dairy products and environmental protection. Accordingly, after a short speech in explaining the main identity of this living and active legend and expressing the differences and its narrative commonalities in different regions of Guilan as well as, for the purpose of, obtaining applied answers regarding the function of allegory in different narrations and finally, can allegory play a useful role in rehabilitating the thoughts of the listeners? Or can it be effective in organizing the implementation of social rules among the community of ranchers? And in the case of the existence of positive answers, how much can it be effective? Brief discussion about the nature of allegory in rhetoric, examination the allegorical approach of love and anger, which is considered to be one of the constituent elements of Siah Galash's personality, are also the objectives of this research. This research is new as it is not done before and it is done in a descriptive-analytical method.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Based on this, after a short discussion explaining the original identity of this living and active legend by stating the narrative differences and similarities in various regions of Gilan, and also to obtain practical answers regarding the role of allegory in its various narratives—specifically whether allegory can fundamentally play a useful role in reshaping the thoughts of listeners or act effectively in organizing the implementation of social laws in pastoral societies?
Additionally, by providing brief and concise information about the recognition and nature of allegory in the science of rhetoric, this study uses a descriptive-analytical method to examine the allegorical approach of kindness and anger, which are considered among the main constituent elements of the Siah Galash character and are also among the objectives of this research, which has not undergone any research so far and is completely fresh and unique.
One of the popular legends prevalent among the pastoral people of northern Iran is the legend of Siah Galash, which is the subject of discussion and investigation of allegorical approaches in its narratives of kindness and anger in this article.
The narrators of the Siah Galash legend make optimal use of allegories and their elements in their stories, such that under no circumstances do they directly refer to their meaning and purpose; and in order for their words to have a greater impact on the audience, they use fictional characters consisting of animals, inanimate objects, or plants.