Document Type : Original Article
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Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract
Obsessions, considered as a kind of "nervous system disorder", generally are classified into two types: obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive state. Najes-Paki OCD (which means having obsession about impurity) is one type of obsessive-compulsive state, take the fourth place in terms of importance among psychiatric disorders. This neurological, biological and behavioral disorder, which is accompanied by repetitive obsessive thoughts and behaviors, takes a lot of time and causes disruption in daily life and functioning. The character "Bat" in the Mantegh Al-teir of Attar is suffering from this kind of disorder. This survey which is written in descriptive-analytical and library tools, tries to investigate the coordinates of this disorder in "Bat". The results show that the appearance of obsessive-cleanliness disorder in "Bat" (a kind of duck) can be seen from two different aspects: 1- Pollution: performing and implementing repetitive behaviors (excessive cleanliness and washing) based on certain arrangements and patterns (bathing every moment); 2- Janmaz Abkeshi (an irony in Islam which refers to washing more and more): who tries his best to reach the goal of purity and strives so that he does not miss the slightest attention to a religious act . This characteristic has also caused the duck to become perfectionist and to some extent self-righteous; Because this obsession has brought the duck to a place where it considers only itself pure in this world and the others are impure. The present survey also shows Attar's artistic and poetic skills in dealing with obsession issue.
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