Bidel Dehlavi’s poems- as one of the prominent figures of Persian literature who was living out of Iran’s geographical frontiers – include popular culture especially Iranian culture. In the present study, his poems will be examined from the view point of the crystallization of popular culture. It was demonstrated in the first chapter that although he is a non-Iranian poet; Bidel Dehlavi was strongly influenced by Iranian thought and culture to reflect the folklore in his poetry in different ways, consciously or unconsciously. In this research, the sources and origins of some of the popular traditions and beliefs of Bidel's poetry, which are common in Indian and Iranian cultures, have been analyzed and revealed that in this respect, Bidel’s social and literary vision is the cultural background of Iran and his poem reflects Iranian culture.

Keywords: Social customs Folk beliefs Bidel Dehlavi Folklore

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