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Oppositional Binary of “the self” and “the other” in Two Illustrated Versions of Shahnameh, Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasb and Shahname of shah Ismaeel II: An Analysis of the Cultural Semiotic Model
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Azin Haghayegh *   , Mahnaz Shayestehfar |
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Abstract: (9318 Views) |
| The image of “the other” can be traced
back in the history of every culture
and the oppositional binary of the self/
the other(ego-alter) have always been
regarded as part of cultural studies.
Problems such as the relationship between
cultures (one specific culture and “the
other” one/s) or reason of governments’
denial of the other/s are among important
questions of this field. In the present
article, the cultural semiotics method has
been chosen to investigate the way “the
Other” is represented in two paintings
belonging to two illustrated versions of
Shahnameh, both from Safavid period.
Based on the comparison of equall binary
of the self and the other with that of human
and demon in those picture, this article
would try to analyse how the rejecting
function of culture works in semiotic
realm of image. Eventually, the results of
this study indicates in oppositional binary
of “the self” and “the other”, the other
or demon is represented as something
unnatural or uncultural and this process
was used for rejecting other cultures and
avoiding mixing with them. |
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| Keywords: cultural semiotics, illustrated Shahnameh, the other, demon painting, Safavid Dynasty |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Special
Received: 2015/05/3 | Accepted: 2015/05/3
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