Iranian Studies

Lived culture arising from the ritual ceremony; Research sample: Ta'ziyeh on the eleventh day of Muharram in Talāvok village, Māzandarān province

Sajad Zoleykani; Elham Andaroodi; Asmar Shahbazi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , September 2025, , Pages 29-50

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2024.370438.1253

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Confronting the ritual performance of Ta‘ziyeh—a religious passion play closely tied to Shi'a beliefs—raises the question of its potential influence in shaping or ... Read More

Survey of Information Mughal Empire Audience Hall and its Effect on the Safavid Hypostyle

Ahmad Heidari

Volume 15, Issue 1 , July 2025, , Pages 125-154

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.366739.1237

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Courtyard, corridor and iwan are among the elements that have played an important role in information the living spaces of a residential unit, both private and public. The public part ... Read More

Discovering the themes of Self and Individualization Process archetypes in traditional houses of the central plateau of Iran in Qajar era

Mahboubeh Shabani Jafroudi; seyedehmamak salavatian; alireza nikouei; Samereh Asadi majreh

Volume 14, Issue 1 , June 2024, , Pages 63-88

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.354101.1177

Abstract

The influence of the mental processes of the artist during the creation of the artwork is obvious. In this regard, Carl Gustav Jung, the psychoanalyst, found ancient patterns in the ... Read More The influence of the mental processes of the artist during the creation of the artwork is obvious. In this regard, Carl Gustav Jung, the psychoanalyst, found ancient patterns in the human collective psyche, by studying dreams and myths, which have been manifested many times in human creations throughout the history. The expansion of this idea led to the creation of archetypal approach that has been effective in humanities and art researches. In this attitude, the artwork is considered as psycho of its creator, and the metaphors inside it are interpreted based on specific archetypes. Among the different types of art, architecture and in this research, "the architecture of the traditional houses of the central plateau of Iran during the Qajar era", has trans-physical ideas in addition to the material side. The traditional architecture of Iran has been various and rich aspects of the culture and beliefs, therefore provides an opportunity to reflect on the manifestations of collective unconscious. This research has sought to understand the implicit concepts and common themes between two archetypes of the Self and the Individualization Process, in Jung's theories and the traditional houses of the central plateau of Iran during the Qajar era. the research questions are explained as follows: What are the themes related to archetypes of the self and and the Individualization Process in the traditional houses of the central plateau of Iran? On which components of the traditional houses, the archetypes of the Self and and the Individualization Process have been manifested? The research method is qualitative content analysis with the interaction of inductive and comparative approaches with phenomenology attitude. The reliability of the research in the quantitative part is determined by applying Cronbach's alpha coefficient in Spss software. The single-sample T-test confirms the research hypotheses. The results of the research show that the common themes such as "centrality", "coexistence of opposites", "introversion", "Mandala geometry", "hierarchy" and "unity" between the archetypes of the self and the individualization process in Jung's theory and the architectural principles and components of the traditional houses of the central plateau of Iran during the Qajar era.

The role of handicrafts on the level of employment of Baloch women and the advancement of the region's economy (case study: needlework of Iranshahr city)

Negar Avishi; Zahra Hosseinabadi; Marzieh Esfandiari

Volume 13, Issue 3 , December 2023, , Pages 61-79

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2022.349277.1156

Abstract

It can be acknowledged that needlework represents the authenticity of the Baloch people, the most well-known and important art of the people of Baluchistan. This beautiful art is sewn ... Read More It can be acknowledged that needlework represents the authenticity of the Baloch people, the most well-known and important art of the people of Baluchistan. This beautiful art is sewn in different cities of Sistan and Baluchistan province by the hands of Sistani and Baloch women, but the selection of Iranshahr city as the national city of needlework has given special importance to Baloch needlework of this city. Problems such as the sewing of Baloch needlework by foreign nationals and the danger of the authenticity of this valuable art, which is referred to as a national heritage, require a special look at this field. It is necessary to try to identify the problems that stand in the way of Baloch needlework in Iranshahr city and present the effective factors for increasing the employment of Baloch women in this city. What has been considered as the goal of this research is the study of factors affecting the employment of Baloch women in the field of needlework and its effect on the advancement of the region's economy. The required information of the research, which was conducted by descriptive-analytical method, was collected through library and field studies, and the questionnaire tool was also used. The statistical sample of the research is made up of needlewomen from Iranshahr city. After analyzing the obtained data, among the factors affecting the increase of employment of Baloch women in the field of needlework in Iranshahr city and as a result the economic advancement of the region, factors such as allocating fixed salaries to active needlewomen, Attracting the help of investors and setting up the supply chain of raw materials in Sistan and Baluchistan province and as a result reducing the production costs of needlework products and increasing employment in the province, guaranteeing the purchase of needlework products at a fair price , improvement of internet coverage in the villages of Iranshahr and so on.

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Lived culture arising from the ritual ceremony; Research sample: Ta'ziyeh on the eleventh day of Muharram in Talāvok village, Māzandarān province

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Survey of Information Mughal Empire Audience Hall and its Effect on the Safavid Hypostyle

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Discovering the themes of Self and Individualization Process archetypes in traditional houses of the central plateau of Iran in Qajar era

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The role of handicrafts on the level of employment of Baloch women and the advancement of the region's economy (case study: needlework of Iranshahr city)

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