Heroic Literature and its Application in History Education (A case study of Three Texts of Ayari (Craftiness) Literature)

Document Type : علمی ترویجی

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Department of Social Studies, Farhangian University, Hakim Ferdowsi Alborz Campus

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Teaching history, regarding the social necessities and developments, requires the use of various resources and methods, and heroic literature is one of these areas. Heroic literature is part of Folk literature. Folk literature includes a wide range of popular sciences and knowledge, including stories, legends, parables, and riddles. Folk literature has an interdisciplinary nature and is directly related to various knowledge and sciences, including history. The present study seeks to answer these questions: What is the use of heroic literature texts in teaching history? How can one use heroic literature to teach history effectively? The research method is historical and descriptive-analytical. Three texts of (Craftiness) Ayari literature including Samak Ayar, Hossein Kurd Shabestari and Amir Arsalan Namdar, which have a high capacity in teaching history in terms of historical and social information, have been studied and the findings show that the texts of Heroic literature due to their simple nature, explicit and auditory appeal can be effective in deepening historical learning and promoting learners' interest in history lessons. Role-playing, project-based, source-based, narration and traditional narrating are some of the methods that can be used in teaching history by application of the heroic literature texts.

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