Study the position of woman in traditional culture of Ilam (with a look at Valieh Mathnavi)

Artistic and literary works are as a mirror that displays the habits, traditions, values and beliefs of their present society. Therefore, they are considered as the best source for receiving and understanding cultural characteristics and traits of every era people. One of the common problems in industrial societies is discrimination between man and women that reflects in literary works in different manners. Attribution of traits such as wisdom and capability to men, and considering women as weak and dependent are examples of this gender discrimination. In this direction, author tries to show the position of woman in traditional society of Ilam. Therefore, He studies Valieh verse story (682 couplets) from poems collection of Heshmat Mansoori (Bayuan dah asoo) in Libertarian and analytical manner. After analysis of this story, the most important problems of women were in the fields such as monetary poverty, premature marriage, education limitation and the lack of attention to the demand of women.