Pahlavi Government Policies Regarding The Mourning Ceremonies of Imam Ḥusayn (AS) (1951-1978 AD/1330-1357 AH) Case Study: Isfahan(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
حوزههای تخصصی:
Mourning of Seyyed al-Shohda (AS) is one of the ritual-religious ceremonies of Shiites that were held in various historical periods. With the coming of the Pahlavi government, the restriction of Seyyed al-Shahada's mourning was part of a wider effort to secularize and modernize Iranian society, which led to conflict and challenges with the clergy and the people. Isfahan is the main area of research due to the concentration of great Shia scholars and the formation of the seminary there. Descriptive-analytical research method based on documentary-library sources has been developed with a focus on Isfahan. The main question in the research is, what policies did the Pahlavi government (1304-1357 A.H.) undertake in holding religious ceremonies in Isfahan and what was the reaction of popular groups towards it? The results of the research show that the Pahlavi government applied policies in holding the mourning ceremony of Sayyid al-Shohada as a tool for the government to establish its authority and shape social behavior according to its political program and with measures such as monitoring the execution of the mourning ceremony, the need to control and Taking care of preachers and clerics, preventing the presence of Europeans in mourning ceremonies, publishing advertisements and announcements, and verifying the records of those who pray for prayer by the city police were able to implement some restrictions on the celebration of Seyyed al-Shahada, but still could not completely prevent the celebration of mourning.