Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Ph.D. student of anthropology, Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Center
2 Assistant professor and member of the academic staff of the Department of Anthropology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran branch
3 Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran.
Abstract
At first glance, traditional dolls are a kind of symbolic toy for girls and boys in most regions of Azerbaijan. Most of the different regions of Ardabil province, whether cities or villages, have their own dolls, which are different in terms of their physical structure and social symbolic function. This case study is focused on ritual and symbolic dolls that were common among the people of Ardabil province in the past and still continue in some rural areas. Traditional and ritual dolls common among the people of different regions of Ardabil province show the social role of men and women, in other words, teaching them their future social duties and responsibilities. The research method of this applied research is based on qualitative research based on field analysis, which uses the theory of symbolic and interpretive anthropology in the anthropological analysis and interpretation of the problem. The innovation and innovation of this research article lies in the rarity of this group of articles, in other words, the emptiness of this research in the field of case studies of Ardabil province was felt completely. The result of this research, in addition to the introduction and preservation of traditional dolls of different regions of Ardabil province, in the myths and legends of these symbolic dolls, the temporal and spatial item has been assigned to some extent the tone and structural color of the culture of the people of Ardabil. The climatic and living conditions of these dolls show that the place of the narrative is mountainous regions with long, long and harsh winters and short and dull summers. The names of these traditional, symbolic and ritual dolls of the people of different regions of Ardabil province are: Glin Bala doll, Chumche Khatin, Dodo, Bicheh, Al-Khortadi, Tekem, each of these traditional and ritual dolls have their own symbolic function. .
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