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The Representation of Indigenous-Cultural Elements in Sleeping
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N. dorri@modares.ac.ir *   |
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The Representation of Indigenous-Cultural Elements in Sleeping
Abstract
Nativist literature consists of a set of religious-cultural elements that try to
represent the lifestyle of certain nations. The book entitled Sleeping With
Open Eyes is a collection of fourteen stories for today’s teenagers. The book
depicts lively pictures of the indigenous-religious lives of people in Iran in
every single page and that is the prominent characteristic of it. It should
be noted that buy using the word nativism we mean indigenous elements
throughout Iran and its general meaning. The present study has analyzed
indigenous elements is two segments of national and religious culture. The
nativist author of the book has referred to national rituals, popular beliefs,
games and hobbies, metonymies and proverbs, traditional food and costume
in the national-cultural part of the book. In the Islamic part, the author has
elaborated on religious principles and rituals, with a special emphasis on the
Shia faith. Other elements of national culture, such as popular arts, popular
medicine, tales, old professions, and geographical features have a less significant
presence in the book.
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| Keywords: Climate-based literature, Sleeping with Open Eyes, Indigenous
elements of national culture, fiction |
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Type of Study: Literary Article |
Subject:
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Received: 2018/04/5 | Accepted: 2018/04/5 | Published: 2018/04/5
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