Continuation of Despotism in Sufis’ Rituals in Iran Society Typology of Transaction in Attar’s Tazkirat al-Awliyā, Based on the psychological commentaries of Eric Berne.docVIP

Continuation of Despotism in Sufis’ Rituals in Iran Society Typology of Transaction in Attar’s Tazkirat al-Awliyā, Based on the psychological commentaries of Eric Berne 　　Abstract 　　The review of Tazkirat al-Awliyā by the Typology of Transaction perspective which is based on the ideas and attitudes of Eric Berne， has proven that in all the transactions among the Sufis， especially among the disciples and muqtada， the ego state of muqtada is a parent and the ego state of disciple is an acclimated child. This natural relation reveals its negative feature when treats as a degrading factor in a self-centered relationship and makes inequality in interpersonal relationships. The existence of such relationships among the Sufis will lead the mindset of the society towards accepting oppressive relationships and develope the social inequalities in human society. These inequal relations show themselves in the rituals of sufis. The rituals which institutionalize opperssive relationships by having social acceptability. The relationships which show despotism and dictatorship as a natural behavior. 　　Key words： Typology of transaction in literature； Sofia； Despotism； Rituals of disciple and muqtada； Tazkirat al-Awliyā； Eric Berne； The book of policy 　　INTRODUCTION 　　Tazkirat al-Awliyā is know as one of the most important literary books and this book is about the lives and thoughts of Sufis. Also， we can call it the reflection of dispotism continuation in Sufis behaviors. In order to illustrate this idea it should be said that although most of the sufis were opposed to the despotic government of their times but their relations with their disciples had grown the mindset of despotism and this mindest had its negative outcomes， accepting without argument and unquestioning obedience of the muqtada. 　　The Typology of Transaction perspective， based on the ideas and attitudes of Eric Berne makes it possible to find out the reasons of this unquestioning obedience and this despotic mind