Countless Images of Human Beings in Classical Persian Literature

• Project/Area Number: 25370411
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Literature in general
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: SASAKI AYANO 東京外国語大学, 大学院総合国際学研究院, 准教授 (60272613)
• Research Collaborator: PURNAMDARIYAN Taqi 文学・人文学研究所, 文学部門, 教授 ; MIRBAGHERIFARD Seyyed Ali イスファハン大学, 文学部, 教授 ; RE'ISI Ehsan イスファハン大学, 文学部, 講師 ; TAHERI TANHA Zahra オーストラリア国立大学, 教授 ; KARAKHALILOVIC Namir サライェヴォ大学, 教授 ; TORIMITSU Mariko 東京外国語大学, 学部生
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: ペルシア神秘主義文学 / アッタール / 神の書 / 鳥の言葉 / 女性像 / 狂人 / イスラーム神秘主義 / ペルシア古典文学 / 説話文学 / 韻文 / イラン / 人間像 / 文学と社会 / テクスト研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I have worked on analyzing various characters in Attar's mathnavis such as Mantiq al-Tayr (The Conference of the Birds) and Ilahi-namah (Book of the Divine), and investigated the correlation between these characters and mystical concepts and meanings. These two mathnavis contain numerous colorful narratives and anecdotes which can be considered as the manifestation of Perso-Islamic mysticism. Since these stories were strongly influenced by popular transmitted oral narrations in 12th century, I have examined the symbolic characters of these sufi tales, and finally defined notions of Islamic mysticism which the poet aimed to show. I believe that Japanese people would be provided with a broader picture of mystical literature, and their idee fixes of Islam would be shaken, therefore I am sure that this project could be expected to play the role of epoch-making affair through the research on classical Persian literature in Japan.
I also completed the translation of Ilahi-namah into Japanese.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Isfahan(イラン)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Australian National University(Australia)
• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Sarajevo(ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ)
• [Journal Article] ペルシア神秘主義説話文学の女性像～アッタールの『神の書』より～ (2016)
  • Author(s): 佐々木あや乃
  • Journal Title: 総合文化研究 Volume: 19 Pages: 6-16
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] ハーフェズ詩注解（10） (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐々木あや乃
  • Journal Title: 東京外国語大学論集 Volume: 91 Pages: 93-111
  • NAID: 120005703062
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] ペルシア神秘主義説話文学にみる「狂人」ーアッタール著『神の書』の場合 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐々木あや乃
  • Journal Title: 総合文化研究 Volume: 18 Pages: 66-81
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Pondering upon Stories in Attar's Ilahi Nameh through the Japanese Translation (2015)
  • Author(s): SASAKI Ayano
  • Organizer: International Congress of Spiritual Horizon and Works of Attar-e Nishaburi
  • Place of Presentation: Sa'eb Hall, University of Isfahan
  • Year and Date: 2015-04-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 『神の書』邦訳を通して見える異文化へのアプローチと提言 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐々木あや乃
  • Organizer: Congress of Spiritual Horizon and Works of Attar-e Nishabouri
  • Place of Presentation: イスファハン大学文学部サーイェブホール
  • Year and Date: 2015-04-12
• [Book] Proceeding of the International Congress of Horizons and Works of Attar-e Nishaburi (2016)
  • Author(s): Ali Jalali Dehkordi (ed.)
  • Publisher: University of Isfahan, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Scientific Center of Research in the Philosophical and Mystical Texts
• [Remarks] The Seminar on Attar-i Nishaburi
  • URL: http://www.tufs.ac.jp/ts2/society/Attar2015/
• [Funded Workshop] International Congressof Spiritual Horizon and Works of Attar-e Nishaburi (2015)
  • Place of Presentation: Sa'eb Hall, University of Isfahan, Iran
  • Year and Date: 2015-04-12