Iranian Studies

Research Paper

Position and Importance of Versified Histories of Safavid dynasty and Description of Their Historiographical Features

Javad Rashki Aliabad; jamshid noroozi

Volume 14, Issue 3 , December 2024, Pages 1-26

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.349185.1155

Abstract

The Mongols age was followed by the flourishment of the versified histories like Shahnameh and Eskandarnameh. In this regard, during the Safavid dynasty, a considerable number of historical ... Read More

Research Paper

A Comparative Study of the Story Rostam in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and Ram in Ramayana Epic

Yosofali Beiranvand; Mina Khosravi

Volume 14, Issue 3 , December 2024, Pages 52-27

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.352136.1171

Abstract

The epic and mythological narratives of the Indo-Iranian peoples have been influenced by each other due to their common origins and long-standing cultural relations. The narrations ... Read More

Research Paper

Britain and the Arab tribes of Khuzestan (1925-1941)

Noor al-Din Nemati; Arwin Ghaemian

Volume 14, Issue 3 , December 2024, Pages 53-74

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2024.371126.1254

Abstract

Britain and the Arab tribes of Khuzestan (1925-1941)AbstractIn the early 20th century, the British government assumed a significant role in shaping the internal landscape of Iran through ... Read More Britain and the Arab tribes of Khuzestan (1925-1941)AbstractIn the early 20th century, the British government assumed a significant role in shaping the internal landscape of Iran through the acquisition of oil concessions and the establishment of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. However, the eruption of the First World War (1914-1918) and the Russian Revolution (1917) posed a formidable challenge to the continuation of British hegemony over the operational areas of the oil company. Consequently, London embarked on formulating a novel strategy that accorded utmost importance to the consolidation of power within Iran, considering it as the cornerstone of its foreign policy. The ascension of Reza Shah (1925-1941) and his authoritarian approach towards modernization and the centralization of political authority inevitably clashed with the interests of the Arab tribes, leading to population displacement and extensive migration of the Khuzestani tribes to neighboring Arab countries. This study endeavors to address the following question: What was the nature of the relationship between Reza Shah and the Arab tribes of Khuzestan? The central hypothesis posited in this research contends that the support strategy employed by the British government and the oil company, aimed at concentrating political power and fostering modernization in Iran, proved effective in mitigating population displacement and large-scale migration of Arab tribes to neighboring nations.Keyword: Britain, Iran, oil, Arab tribes.AbstractIn the early 20th century, the British government assumed a significant role in shaping the internal landscape of Iran through the acquisition of oil concessions and the establishment of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. However, the eruption of the First World War (1914-1918) and the Russian Revolution (1917) posed a formidable challenge to the continuation of British hegemony over the operational areas of the oil company. Consequently, London embarked on formulating a novel strategy that accorded utmost importance to the consolidation of power within Iran, considering it as the cornerstone of its foreign policy.

Research Paper

Application of Zar ritual in the banks and back banks of the Persian Gulf

hamid asadpour; Farajolah Ahmadi; hossein Eskandari

Volume 14, Issue 3 , December 2024, Pages 75-96

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.349984.1162

Abstract

AbstractMigrations have had political, social, economic, and cultural effects, either intentionally or unintentionally. As the effectiveness of the migration phenomenon, especially ... Read More AbstractMigrations have had political, social, economic, and cultural effects, either intentionally or unintentionally. As the effectiveness of the migration phenomenon, especially in the cultural aspect, is one of the important and significant issues. As an important waterway, the Persian Gulf has been a meeting place of various cultures not only politically and economically, but also culturally. One of these cases is the generally unwanted migration of people of African descent, especially from the eastern parts of this continent, to the shores and rear shores of the Persian Gulf centuries ago and especially in the last two centuries. In addition to being influenced by the residents of these areas, this group has also had a deep impact on the culture of these areas. One of the most important of these effects is the formation and spread of a phenomenon called zar, which is considered one of the subcultures in these areas. In the term, zar is a kind of confusion and distress of people, which they considered to be the result of the actions of evil spirits. The formation and wide spread of the Zar phenomenon has many reasons. The basic question of this research is that what are the causes of the spread and continuation of the zar phenomenon in the shores and backshores of the Persian Gulf? It seems that the lack of a safe haven and the lack of logical reasoning to solve the problems of the residents of the shores and backshores of the Persian Gulf on the one hand and living with many problems in the southern regions of Iran, the many trips of sailors from these areas to the African coasts and the settlement of African descendants on the coasts On the other hand, the Persian Gulf has caused the spread and development of a phenomenon called Zar. Also, this phenomenon has had harmony and similarity with some cultural structures of these areas. This research has been done by relying on library sources and field observations and with descriptive analytical method.

Research Paper

Methodology of the practical strategy of architectural planning in Iranian Islamic culture

majid ahmad pour; yahya bouzarinejad

Volume 14, Issue 3 , December 2024, Pages 97-112

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.361039.1204

Abstract

The current research aims to investigate the "methodology of architectural planning in Iranian Islamic culture". Because in a sense, architecture can be considered as "wisdom"; Because ... Read More

Research Paper

Ahurānῑ: Ahura’s Wives? Attributes of waters in Yasna 38 and its Zand

Ali Shahidi; Soulmaz Javadpour

Volume 14, Issue 3 , December 2024, Pages 113-130

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2024.382933.1310

Abstract

Yasna 38, which is the middle Yasn of the Haft (seven) Ha(t), is devoted to the praise of waters and women/goddesses. In the third and fifth paragraphs of this Yasna, some attributes ... Read More

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Investigating the Iranshahr celebrations in the poetry of poets of the 4th century relying on the Yatimeh Al-Dahr of Thaalebi

kaveh Ghanbari; Aliakbar Forati

Volume 14, Issue 3 , December 2024, Pages 131-149

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.361903.1208

Abstract

With the defeat of the Sâsaniân authoritarian government, the Middle Persian language gradually faded and disappeared in the Divan (Government organizations). The Pahlavi ... Read More

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Position and Importance of Versified Histories of Safavid dynasty and Description of Their Historiographical Features

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A Comparative Study of the Story Rostam in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and Ram in Ramayana Epic

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Britain and the Arab tribes of Khuzestan (1925-1941)

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Application of Zar ritual in the banks and back banks of the Persian Gulf

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Methodology of the practical strategy of architectural planning in Iranian Islamic culture

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Ahurānῑ: Ahura’s Wives? Attributes of waters in Yasna 38 and its Zand

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Investigating the Iranshahr celebrations in the poetry of poets of the 4th century relying on the Yatimeh Al-Dahr of Thaalebi

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