Discourse Analysis of Contemporary Razavi Poetry: Mental Models of Pilgrimage and the Reflection of Religious Beliefs
Document Type : Original Article
Author
PhD in Linguistics, Faculty of Literature, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
One of the most important ways to promote and disseminate Razavi enlightened culture is through the works of young poets and writers in this field. These poetic works reflect the beliefs, viewpoints, and religious ideologies of both the poets and the society they belong to. Therefore, analyzing such poems can serve as a valuable source for extracting these underlying ideas and ideologies. In this article, selected tools of discourse analysis are employed to examine contemporary Razavi poetry. The analytical framework adopted in this study is Van Dijk’s model of discourse analysis, with particular emphasis on two major components: semantic macro-structures and local meanings. The analysis of the poems revealed ten general domains within the semantic macro-structures. Some of these domains relate to the characteristics of Imam Reza (AS), while others pertain to the attributes and features of pilgrims. In addition, several instances of cognitive metaphors were identified, in which abstract concepts are mapped onto concrete domains. The findings indicate that, when referring to Imam Reza (AS), four main lexical and conceptual domains are predominantly used. Finally, an attempt was made to extract the mental model of pilgrimage based on the identified semantic macro-structures and local meanings.
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