THE PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION OF SPACE AND BOUNDARY IN ALISHER NAVOI’S “SADDI ISKANDARIY”: THE SEMANTICS OF THE WALL (SADD) CONCEPT
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Alisher Navoi, Saddi Iskandariy, space, boundary, wall, symbolism, philosophy, epic literature, semantics.Abstract
This article examines the philosophical interpretation of space and boundary in Alisher Navoi’s epic poem “Saddi Iskandariy,” with particular focus on the semantic and symbolic dimensions of the wall (sadd). The study analyzes how spatial categories and boundaries are conceptualized within the narrative and explores the wall as both a physical and metaphysical construct. Through a close reading of the text, the paper highlights the ethical, political, and cosmological meanings embedded in the concept of the wall, demonstrating its role as a mediator between order and chaos, civilization and barbarity, and the material and spiritual worlds.
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