مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري

Abstract :

The phenomenon of hell has been involved in the history of humanity since Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden. These two concepts create not only the themes of religious texts, but also literary texts. This study analyzes the phenomenon of hell discussed in three different works, and related to two different beliefs. Ardâvirâfnâme, which was written to cover up a significant fraud of the lost book Avesta in the 3rd century A.D. and Divina Commedia, written by Dante in the 14th century A.D. and is still a masterpiece today. These two masterpieces are assessed in this study in a comparative way; in terms of their structures, paths, patterns and themes. The common aspect of these three works, which were revealed in different historical periods, different cultural worlds and on different geographies include affinities showing the holism of the universal culture. They all mention about the existential adventure of mankind. The belief of after-death is an important concept that not only forms the basis of religions, but also directs the existential thought. These two books mention the religion-based concept of the next world, which is one of the most dominant themes of the universal culture. Being the oldest among these three works, Ardâvirâfnâme relates the hellish tortures based on actions. Sinful spirits that belong to the Zoroastrian religion but do not practice their beliefs and even explicitly do implement unpermitted actions, are exposed to various tortures according to the level of their sins. Unlike these works, Dante focuses on actions on the basis of real individuals. Famous people, who have known sins or somehow a blemish when they are alive, are tortured in various layers of hell according to their actions. As a consequence, this review not only analyzes the relations between literary texts, but also makes the cross-cultural transitions visible.

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Ardâvirâfnâme , Dante , Divina Commedia , Hell , Sin , Torture , After , life. Cennet ve cehennem , tarih boyunca insan hayatının en önemli iki zıt olgusunu oluşturduğu için edebiyat dünyasını vazgeçilmez temaları arasında yerini almıştır. Bu çalışmada , ki farklı din ve kültüre ait iki eser üzerinden , cehennem tasavvuru irdelenmiş , karşılaştırmalı larak incelenmiştir.