
handle: 20.500.13089/152f1
This article follows the blog post titled “Poetic Memory or the Use of the Topos ’Abandoning a Child,’” published on SATOR’s research blog by Madeleine Jeay. It extends the reflection by focusing on animal-related topoi, analyzing the role of the Simorgh in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh. The Simorgh, a mythical bird playing a crucial role in Persian culture, also appears in Farid al-Din Attar’s The Conference of the Birds (Mantiq al-Tayr), as well as in the metaphysical and philosophical writings of Avicenna and Suhrawardi. While topos configurations such as ANIMAL SAVES ABANDONED CHILD are widespread (e.g., abandoned children saved by tigers, wolves, monkeys, etc.), this article specifically examines the foundational scene of a close relationship between human sovereignty and animal sovereignty. Here, sovereignty is equally distributed between humans and animals, with the latter serving in its narrative function as an inseparable helper.
Cet article enchaîne sur le billet intitulé « La mémoire poétique ou l’usage du topos « abandonner enfant » publié sur le carnet de recherche de la SATOR par Madeleine Jeay et poursuit la réflexion à partir de la topique animale en analysant dans le Shah Nameh de Ferdousi le rôle du Simorgh (oiseau mythique qui joue un rôle essentiel dans la culture persane et que l’on retrouve dans le Manteq-et-their (Le dialogue des oiseaux) de Farid eddine Attar et dans les textes métaphysiques et philosophiques d’Avicenne et de Sohravardi. Si les configurations topiques du type ANIMAL SAUVE ENFANT ABANDONNE sont fort répandues (enfant abandonné sauvé par des tigres, des loups, des singes etc.), l’article interroge particulièrement la scène originaire d’une relation étroite entre souveraineté humaine et souveraineté animale, la part de souveraineté étant également distribuée entre l’homme et l’animal qui en est ici l’adjuvant indissociable.
Ferdousi, ABANDONNING_CHILD, Shahnameh, Simorgh, ABANDONNER_ENFANT, dénomination topique, Ferdowsi, topical designation, Zâl, Shahnâmeh
Ferdousi, ABANDONNING_CHILD, Shahnameh, Simorgh, ABANDONNER_ENFANT, dénomination topique, Ferdowsi, topical designation, Zâl, Shahnâmeh
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