Abstract
<p>Natural elements play significant role in Iranian legends. Water, mountain, earth, sky, sun, moon, stars, wind, plants, animals, rain, and fire are among natural effective and mythopoeic forces. Generally, structure of Iranian myths is a kind of believe to dichotomy in nature, in human and in contradictory forces available in the world. One of the most important aspects of this contradiction is continuous battle between good and evil. Since Iran with diverse natural geography is the land of great conflicts, main issue in this research is determining the role of natural conflicts in creating good and evil beliefs in Iranian myths. In this study, data are gathered using documentary sources and research method is comparative, descriptive, and qualitative analyses. There is natural contradiction in every land in nature and natural geography. Results indicate that among different causes that lead to formation of myths, nature and its available conflicts have great role in creation of such beliefs. <strong></strong></p>
Highlights
In brief investigation on Iranian mythological stories in which we face a dominant aspect that is traditional opposition of good and evil
Since Iran with diverse natural geography is the land of great conflicts, main issue in this research is determining the role of natural conflicts in creating good and evil beliefs in Iranian myths
According to the studies on myths related to people who believe in duality in good and evil, positive and negative forces, brightness and darkness, and conflict of devils and ghouls against Gods, there are significant contradiction in nature and natural geography of every land
Summary
In brief investigation on Iranian mythological stories in which we face a dominant aspect that is traditional opposition of good and evil. This phenomenon is not just specified to Iranians and it can be said that there is a kind of belief in duality of nature, human, and opposite forces in myths of every nation. Such belief in Iran is different and has a special form that continues to influence the social insight of Iranians, an insight on which negative forces have active role along with positive forces. Iranians’ belief in good and evil in the past and present can form a part of myths, culture, and art of this people This issue raises a question: how this belief was introduced and developed? Our goal is to investigate the role of natural conflicts in creating the good and bad beliefs in Iranian myths
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