3. Reading Mowlana's Maktobat Based on New Historisism

Abstract

Mowlana's writings are among the most important texts related to his society and time, from which good information can be extracted. The new Historicism approach, which considers any text as a historical sub-narrative, can be effective in this regard. Our main goal in this research was to find answers to these questions: What is Mowlana's view of power in his writings? What are the important social discourses of the geographical area in which Rumi lived, according to her writings? In this research, Mowlana's writings have been read critically and analyzed with a qualitative  method with a New Historicism approach. Our findings show that Mowlan considers sovereignty a sacred and divine thing and submission to a good and bad ruler is necessary. The essence of religiosity is as visible as the bold discourse. The power of Sufis and mystics alongside sovereignty is remarkable. Poverty was the concern of many people at that time; And the rulers do not hesitate to tolerate oppression of the people.