Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Sajad Zoleykani ¹
• Elham Andaroodi ²
• Asmar Shahbazi ³

¹ University of Tehran; Campus of Fine Arts; Faculty of Architecture,; Iranian Architectural Studies Department

² University of Tehran; Campus of Fine Arts; Faculty of Architecture; Iranian Architectural Studies Department

³ University of Tehran; Faculty of Literature and Humanities; Iranian Studies Department

Abstract

Ta'ziyeh (Shabih-Khāni) is connected with religious beliefs and when we encounter it, the assumption arises that it is effective in creating or directing the people's culture. For this reason, the Ta'ziyeh on the 11th day of Muharram in the village of Talāvok was selected as a research sample. Talāvok village is one of the villages of Māzandarān province in Dodāngeh district of Sāri county, which has been holding the religious performance of Ta'ziyeh on the 11th day of Muharram since the Qājār period. Finding signs of the effects of Ta'ziyeh of Talāvok on the culture of people of this village, or to say in other words, finding the lived culture arising from this ritual ceremony, can only be achieved by continuous field investigations and visiting the ceremony several times during years. Accordingly, the data of this research have been obtained during two decades from living in the village of Talāvok, evaluating the Ta'ziyeh and events related to it, Talking with sages, the elderly and some individuals of Talāvok village and other villages. The research about the lived culture arising from Ta'ziyeh in Talāvok village has resulted in both intangible culture (belief and group behavior of people) and tangible culture (physical texture of the village) emerged. Intangible culture has been placed in the category of belief and group behavior of people and also tangible culture in the category of physical texture of the village; But intangible culture and tangible culture have a two-way interaction that have affected each other over time. The research has shown that by holding the Ta'ziyeh of Imam Hussein, fascination with Hussein ibn Ali and the story of Karbalā has become more widespread among people of this village and behaviors and beliefs have emerged that are related to Ta'ziyeh and this fascination. Besides, believing in Hussein ibn Ali and being interested in him and believing in the story of Karbalā among the villagers of Talāvok can also be related to the survival of the Ta'ziyeh of Imam Hussein in this village.

Keywords

• Ta'
• ziyeh
• Shabih-Khāni
• Ritual ceremony
• Ritual performance
• Lived Culture
• The eleventh day of Muharram
• Talāvok village

Main Subjects

• Art research