The Manifestations of the myth of The Spirit of the Tree in Hormozgan Folklore Literature

Cultural studiesinthe folklore andpopular cultureis very importantandcantake ondifferent forms. One of these forms IS amythical study of popular culture. In this study we have tried to work on manifestations of the belief in “the spirit of tree” in Hormozgan folklore. The paper means to magnify the significance of re-reading the folklore and bring it to the attention of cultural and literary researchers both generally and specifically. To pave the way for a more serious study in humanities and cultural spheres of the province is another aim pursued in this paper. To summarize the gist of the present study we can say that the mythical belief in the spirit of the tree is of high frequency in Hormozgan folklore. This image has taken on nine common manifestations, namely, the marriage of trees, the ease of child delivery by the help of the trees, the presence of demons and male genies in the tree, the presence of elves and female demons in the tree, the integration of human destiny with a certain tree, the flow of life in the trees, the ban on annoying the trees for the sake of the aboding spirit, the execution and punishment of humans on the tree and making sacrifice to the trees and fields.