Religious patterns and Cultural Beliefs in "Divan Al-A'sha Al-Kabir"

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This research aims to reveal the cultural reference of religious patterns in A'sha`s poetry and showing the intellectual reflection of the pre-Islamic community, Through the Cultural beliefs that are deeply rooted in the collective unconscious of pre-Islamic people. Also this research shows the Cultural heritage in the poetry of the predecessors of A'sha to assert the cultural accumulation in the pre-Islamic society. Among these patterns, there are the Religious stories such as the story of Noah, David and Suleiman, the Oath pattern which reveal the Intellectual content of pre-Islamic values, and Special layout of Christian religion In pre-Islamic poetry, like Monk, cross, bell pattern and Christian Feasts.
The research as well as shed light on cultural beliefs in the "Divan", Which formed the collective unconscious of pre-Islamic people until it became part of their culture. Also the research discusses how A'sha employed such beliefs in his poetry and the poetry of his predecessors, such as pre-Islamic people Belief in ghosts and its association with desert, also they beliefs in the devils of poets as well as some beliefs in their daily lives such as wearing amulets to avoid envy, and hitting the bull when Cows refuses to drink water.

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