Introduction and Review of the Book: The Sociological Evolution of National Identity in Iran: With Emphasis on the Safavid Period معرفی و نقد

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The main and fundamental goal of the author in this work is to examine the evolutionary process of national identity from a sociological perspective in the Safavid era and to examine the cultural, social, and (*)Goudarzi, Hossein (1387); The Sociological Formation of National Identity in Iran: With Emphasis on the Safavid Period, Tehran: Iranian Civilization Publications, 366 pages. In this chapter, the author has attempted, by examining the background of national identity and nation within the framework of four perspectives—"modernism," "symbolism," "primordialism," and "perennialism"—and by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each of these views, to provide a theoretical model for studying national identity in Iran, taking into account the specificities and characteristics of the Iranian society of the Safavid era. In the continuation of this chapter, an attempt has been made to test and evaluate the degree of formation of collective consciousness, sense of belonging, and loyalty of the people of Safavid-era Iran by presenting indicators and components such as territory, common religion, common historical background, official and common language, common culture, state and political system, race and specific nationality of Iran, and the institution of the national economy (p. In the author's final interpretation, national identity from a sociological perspective observes "collective consciousness and the sense of belonging and collective loyalty of the members of a national society toward the historical territory, common public culture, common religion, legitimate government and political system, pervasive language, national economy, and similar elements" (p.