چکیده:
The Month of Moharram has a special meaning for the Shiites. This characteristic which is regarded as one of its privileges has diverse and critical capabilities and functions for some Shia minorities، especially in India. The close affiliation of the Shia in Indian Subcontinent with religious traditions and rites is such that has turned it into the ground for Shia studies in this region. Studying the social history of Shia population in India indicates that there is a close linkage between ritual traditions and religious and political life of the Shiite as well as between them and other ethnical and religious groups in this country. Adherence of the Shiites to mourning rituals for Martyrs of Karbala possesses both religious and social nature and includes a set of social، cultural، historical and political features. This Shiite religious tradition، in turn، forms or influences the Shiite literature، art، social relations and political developments as well as their apprehension of religion. This essay is an effort to delve into some impacts of mourning rituals during the Month of Moharram on Shiite social identity by emphasizing orient lists' viewpoints.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Although Orientalists have mostly addressed the dramatic dimensions of Ashura, such as Ta'ziyeh, Matam, and Juloos, as well as its literary dimensions like Ashura elegies, they have also provided appropriate descriptive and field studies on the impact and functions of Ashura traditions in the convergence and divergence of the Shia minority in India with Sunni Muslims and also non-Muslims in India, the influence of Muharram on the identity and political power of Shiism in India, the role of Muharram in strengthening the social cohesion of Shiites, and other cultural and social effects.
Furthermore; Muharram is considered one of the main variables in social and cultural transformations and an important factor in the identity formation of the Shia minority in India, which also entails a kind of rule-making related to the nature of internal relations as well as the social and cultural ties of Shiism with other religious and ethnic groups in this country in the form of convergence and dialogue, and sometimes divergence and conflict.
Additionally; besides its religious aspect, the ritual traditions of Muharram among the Shiites of India have long been considered an indicator of their intellectual trends, norms, beliefs, and a prominent element of their historical and religious identity; and in addition to its influence on the process of the politicization of Shia identity, especially during the era of Shia rule in India, it has also pursued a kind of rule-making related to the nature of internal relations as well as the social and cultural ties of Shiism with other religious and ethnic groups in this country in the form of convergence and dialogue, and sometimes divergence and conflict.
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