National Studies Journal

The aim of this study is investigating the role of religion on the mental health, identity and social security. From all students in University of Qom were choosen 556 students as a ... Read More

Assessment of Iranian Collective Identity; with Emphasis on Religious Component

Shaghayegh Heidari

Volume 18, Issue 70 , July 2016, , Pages 3-23

Abstract

National identity is a central issue and the ways of creating unity and harmony, social and solidarity cohesion and continuity in the processes of belonging and identification are the ... Read More

A Sociological Investigation of Citizenship Culture and National Identity; (Case Study: Women in Firoozabad City)

Esfandiar Ghafarinasab; Mohammad Ali Ghaseminejad; Seyyed Ebrahim Mosavat

Volume 17, Issue 66 , July 2015, , Pages 129-146

Abstract

Citizenship culture develop in parallel to the establishment of nation-state and consequently has often been closely associated with nationalism. This phenomenon parallel to globalization ... Read More

The distortion of Iranian identity of Khuzistan

Asghar Jafari Valdani

Volume 12, Issue 47 , October 2011, , Pages 3-23

Abstract

Khuzestan was a part of the IRAN from the beginning of history. Historical and geographical documents, affirm this fact since the ancient periods of history until now. Moreover Khuzestan ... Read More

Islamic and Iranian Identity in the Safavid era metalworking; With emphasis on the inscriptions on metal works

Mohammad Afrough; Ali Reza Noroozi talab

Volume 11, Issue 44 , January 2011, , Pages 73-100

Abstract

Safavid period is a turning point in Iranian history. As it can begin a new stage in the history of Iran during the Islamic cited. At this time featuring two important elements that ... Read More

Dress as Identity

Mahboobe Elahi

Volume 11, Issue 42 , July 2010, , Pages 3-30

Abstract

Clothing forms a kind of a communication network between people through the usage of signs and symbols. Sometimes the symbolic values of the societies find their way into clothing and ... Read More

Cultural Elements of Iranians Continuation

Karim Khanmohammadi

Volume 10, Issue 38 , July 2009, , Pages 3-26

Abstract

Pointing out the characteristics of the Iranian culture throughout history such as Iranianism, Religion, imperial system, cultural diversity, cultural tolerance, and cultural continuation, ... Read More Pointing out the characteristics of the Iranian culture throughout history such as Iranianism, Religion, imperial system, cultural diversity, cultural tolerance, and cultural continuation, the writer believes that culture, despite changes that are innate to social phenomena, possesses a series of constant elements that are often refereed to as the “Spirit of Nations.” This paper intends to answer the essential question that how and through what mechanism has the Iranian culture, despite the presence of fertile grounds for disintegration, been able to preserve its solidity throughout time; what challenges has the Iranian identity been facing in the recent century, and what challenges and issues have the past social and political movements been trying to meet and resolve. In answer to these questions, by studying historical documents we can point out to this hypothesis that because of its geographical position and diversity, Iran has always had to deal with cultural diversity throughout history and thus grounds have always been prepared for the breakdown of the country’s social structure. On the other hand, spiritual individuality, with its two prominent qualities of belief in a monotheistic origin and a bright future, demands historical solidity. Hence, to overcome the challenge of “social solidity” and “breakdown”, the Iranians turned to the idea of “hakim-e hakam” that manifested itself in the imperial system of the country. By turning to this system, despite facing such major problems as the Hellenic Crisis, the Turkic Crisis, and the Arabic Crisis, the Iranian culture has managed to preserve its entirety and absorb and digest alien elements without loosing its Iranian nature. The most important crisis for the Iranian culture in the recent century has been dealing with the Western Modernity. Because of its inclination towards autocracy and lack of compatibility with environmental changes, the imperial system lost its ability in answering the historical demands of the Iranian nation which required the protection of the Iranian Spirit in its totality and thus gave way to the rise of puritan movements. The Iranian movements including the Constitutional and Islamic Revolutions generally rose to prominence with slogans such as “independence seeking”, “religious predominance”, and “anti-dictatorial positions” in reaction to the internal despotism and Western cultural invasion. This can be interpreted as the absorption and digestion of Western Modernity by a culture that is trying to preserve its Iranian essence just like the past 3000 years. The “Velai” system rooted in the Islamic Revolution is in fact a response to the historical Iranian demand requiring a “hakim-e hakam” who could be able to safeguard cultural diversity while at the same time protect religious principles and national identity of the country.

The Reflection of Iranian Art, Politics, and Religion in Rock Reliefs (Parthian and Sassanids, period)

Abbas Rezaeenia

Volume 9, Issue 36 , January 2009, , Pages 21-44

Abstract

Building rock reliefs is one of the traditions in ancient Near East by which then governors eternalized their demands and thoughts. These valuable historic relics not only give researchers ... Read More

The Identity-Making Function of Shiism in the Safavid Era

Hossein Goudarzi

Volume 9, Issue 36 , January 2009, , Pages 45-72

Abstract

Religion (Mazhab) is considered as one of the key factors in the creation of national identity and it has undertaken a great role in the solidarity of nations from long times ago. This ... Read More

Iraniean Madernism and Modernity in Constitutional Era

Mehdi Rahbari

Volume 8, Issue 32 , January 2008, , Pages 55-76

Abstract

The problm of Irans backwardness preoccupied the minds of intellectuals and political forces. Since Irans failure from Russia while different domestic and external factors caused to ... Read More

Imam Khomeini and His View of the Interaction between Religion and Identity ; From Dialogue to Revolutionary Change

Reza Khalili

Volume 7, Issue 26 , July 2006, , Pages 3-26

Abstract

The dialogue approach can better delineate Imam Khomeinis understanding of religion and identity and their relationship. But despite its high potential little has been done about this; ... Read More

Identity & Nationality: An Overview of the Relationship between Identity and Nationality in the Thoughts of Kazemzadeh Iranshahr

Esmaeel Moazzampour

Volume 5, Issue 20 , January 2005, , Pages 87-109

Abstract

Hossein Kazemzadeh Iranshahr is one of the nationalist thinkers of Reza Shah period. In his works, he reflected on and compared the concepts of nationality, progress, modernism, and ... Read More

A Comparative Study of National Identity from the Viewpoints of Mahmud Afshar and Rasid Yassmi

Darish Qamari (Qanbari)

Volume 4, Issue 15 , October 2003, , Pages 101-118

Abstract

Mahmoud Afshar and Rashid Yassami were two intellectuals of the current hegira century, whose thoughts left a deep impact on the formation of the dicsourse of nationoal unity in Iran. ... Read More

Iranian Identity in the Historiography of Malekzadeh

Ali Reza Mullai Tavani

Volume 4, Issue 16 , January 2003, , Pages 153-181

Abstract

The present article is an attempt to search for Iranian identity in the seven-volume History of Constitutional Revolution by Mahdi Malekzadeh, a renowned Iranian historiographer of ... Read More

Volume 24 (2023)

Volume 23 (2022)

Volume 22 (2021)

Volume 21 (2020)

Volume 20 (2019)

Volume 19 (2018)

Volume 18 (2017)

Volume 17 (2016)

Volume 16 (2015)

Volume 15 (2014)

Volume 14 (2013)

Volume 13 (2012)

Volume 12 (2011)

Volume 11 (2010)

Volume 10 (2009)

Volume 9 (2008)

Volume 8 (2007)

Volume 7 (2006)

Volume 6 (2005)

Volume 5 (2004)

Volume 4 (2003)

Volume 3 (2002)

Volume 2 (2001)

Volume 1 (1999)

Keywords = Religion

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract