Tradition’s Violation Causes Alienation: A Literary Analysis of a Balochi Classical Story within Baloch Literary Genealogy

Abstract

The paper explores the classical Balochi story of Háni, Shémurid and Chákar, which provides a sufficient theoretical foundation for understanding the Baloch society within an account of the historical development of Baloch’s concepts of good, right, knowledge, and acceptance. On the other hand, it shares a lesson on how the Baloch individual prevents themselves from conducting action outside the traditional flow because non-traditional activities cause alienation. In the flow of tradition, a deed refers to a human action that has not been done for personal interest and experience. Philosophically, the study helps to conceptualise that the traditional flow identifies alienation but does not become a source of alienation.