Oblation in Al Sayyab's Poetry: A study of the Rituals of the Self and the Other

Abstract

The main theme of this research is the concept and touchstone of oblation. The terminological and linguistic meaning were introduced in the introduction, where we uncovered the depth and overlap between the two. The poet is Al Sayyab whose poems were the field where we searched for the concept and its touchstone.The research is divided into two sections preceded by the prelude and followed by the conclusions, the footnotes and the resources. The first section is about the self as being described as a victim and oblation in the poems of the poet. The self was pictured in the poems in different ways; the self that rejects the heritage, the submissive self that accepts this, the oppressed and suppressed self, the surrendered self, the rebellious self and the dismissive self. The second section uncovers the other as being described as a victim or oblation in the beginning of the tragedy and violence. The woman is present in this section as she is the weakest circle in the bossy male society. Al Sayyab's poems are dangerous store for passing the cultural aspects. The conclusion summarizes for us what has been researched; the oblation and the surrounding rituals.