حافظ و هويت فرهنگي ايران

Haflz and Iranʹs Cultural Identity

The present article surveys Iranʹs cultural identity in terms of Hafizʹ poetry. It is to prove that Hafiz paid especial attention to the cultural oppositions of his time and their manifestations in his language. The expressions such as Pir-e-Moqan (the Magian Elder), Jam-e-Jam (the world-displaying cup) Manichaeism, joy, and contents adapted from Shahnameh are indicative of the historical and mythological roots of Hafizʹ poems in pre and post-Islamic Iran. The article studies the signs and traces of Persian-Islamic culture in Hafizʹ poetry, and analyzing the lines having these signs, shows Hafizʹ attempts to establish links between these concepts and the Persian-Islamic identity which caused strengthening the new geographical borders of Iran.