20.500.12556/DiRROS-27450 Gender metamorphosis of dives in the Qajar era illustrations a mythological and sociological analysis ПОЛОВАЯ МЕТАМОРФОЗА ДИВОВ В ИЛЛЮСТРАЦИЯХ КАДЖАРСКОГО ПЕРИОДА There have been extensive studies on the gender metamorphosis of divs, monstrous creatures of widespread presence in Persian lore. An interpretation of the evolution of nature, supernatural beings (including div), and the feminine presence within a historical backdrop indicate that humanity once perceived these as mysterious and menacing entities, believing their lives to be influenced by the will and intervention of sinister divs. However, over time, these entities have been emancipated from their ethereal, inscrutable realms and become subjected, instead, to the faculties of contemplation and judicious reasoning. Iranian society, as a longstanding part of the human tapestry, has also experienced this reassessment. The present study is an attempt to scrutinise the causality behind the manifestation of gender shifts in depictions of divs during the Qajar era. The Qajar era is widely regarded as the historical turning point in which the last remnants of Iran’s traditional societal structure began to fade, marking the dawn of a new world. Artworks from this key period attest to a profound transformation of the view toward nature, supernatural beings, and women. Div, as an epitome of the horrors of nature – and woman, as a symbol of the beauty and tenderness of nature, underwent a fusion. Divs, once petrifying entities, assumed more benign and distinctly feminine forms. We argue that this metamorphosis signifies a tendency to demythologise nature and the secularisation of feminine social life. Qajar gender metamorphosis mythological div illustration true false true Angleški jezik Ruski jezik Imetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji Neznano 2026-02-07 21:16:34 2026-02-07 21:16:34 2026-02-08 03:48:19 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 67-100 letn. 28 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-07-24 7.046.1(55) 1408-6271 10.3986/SMS20252804 267120387 https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/sms/article/view/14599 1 e75d6fae-0461-11f1-93b0-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40173 4_Dehkordi,+Panjehbashi.pdf 4_Dehkordi,+Panjehbashi.pdf 1 5710C48DB88C11A5FF49A1890DEAE26F f3351eb1443b3587578ba3de2ea9c4e3d839a422332332f16e8513f998c1fdbc 6b3b287e-0462-11f1-93b0-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40174 Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti Studia mythologica Slavica 0 0 0