نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية
المؤلفون
1 أستاذ مشارك في قسم التاريخ جامعة طهران
2 دكتوراة في تاريخ إيران الإسلامي
المستخلص
الكلمات الرئيسية
عنوان المقالة [English]
المؤلفون [English]
Abstract
Tying votive offerings (dakhil bastan), as one of the customs and rituals of Iranian society during the Qajar period, was rooted in long-standing beliefs among people in various regions of the country and was practiced in diverse ways. Accordingly, the present study seeks to answer the question of in what contexts, and with what aims and functions, dakhil bastan was practiced in the Qajar era. Based on the findings of the research, the practice of tying votive offerings to trees, saqqakhanes (public water shrines), the shrines of the Imams and Imamzadehs (a shrine or tomb of a descendant of an Imam), and similar sites was widespread among people of all social classes during this period. Given its designation and meaning, dakhil bastan acquired a religious connotation and aimed at fulfilling needs and resolving difficulties by placing a blessed or sacred object as an intermediary between supplicants and God. In this regard, in addition to the tombs of the Imams and Imamzadehs—which, due to their sanctity and blessed status from a religious perspective, were commonly visited for this purpose—certain trees, stones, and other objects, such as the Top-e Morvarid (Pearl Cannon), also attracted public attention for various reasons and became sites where votive offerings were tied. Employing a descriptive–analytical method and approaching the subject from the paradigm of superstition, the present study examines the practice of dakhil bastan in the Qajar era, exploring the reasons for and the manner of its historical emergence, transformation, origins, forms, aims, and functions within Qajar-period society.
الكلمات الرئيسية [English]