a comparative study of archetypes in the myths of edda and shahnameh

adapting a comparative manner of analysis this study tries to examine the correlation of two classic books of the icelandic edda (c.1300) and the persian epic, the shahnameh or book of kings (c.1010); through archetypal criticism. jung’s key term is “collective unconscious”, emphasizing the idea that unconscious contents and modes of behavior are more or less the same in individuals and in form of symbols and archetypes can be manifested in mythology and fairytales of different nations. the study resulted in coming across common concepts in terms of archetypal criticism in either of shahnameh and edda that comes to agreement with jung’s idea.