Author
Zahra Akbari
;
Nematullah Fazli
Author Original
زهرا اکبری نعمت الله فاضلی
Publication Date
1396-01
Subject
Traditional pilgrim, modern pilgrim, tourist pilgrim, traditions of pilgrimage, secularism, modernity
Type
Periodical
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
University of Toronto
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2322-2506, EISSN: 2588-4700, DOI: 10.30471/soci.2017.1410
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9d4450fdf0dc412f83b53a5c1f06e959
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Date
1396-01
Notes
The concept of pilgrimage is widely used in religious literature and expresses a kind of relationship between man and the world. In the religious literature of the world, pilgrimage has long history and has always existed throughout history. Pilgrimage was a homogeneous and balanced activity in the past, while today it has become a heterogeneous and unbalanced activity. In this article, we are trying to know and understand the heterogeneous elements in the act of pilgrimage, focusing on the diversity created in the context of pilgrims. In other words, can the changes in the traditional activity such as pilgrimage be understood in the society with the changes of modernity? In other words, by relating the act of pilgrimage to Imam Reza (a.s.) with modernity and finally the following elements such as secularization in contemporary Iran, we examine and categorize the types of pilgrims to the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (a.s.). Therefore, by classifying the types of pilgrims into traditional, modern and tourist pilgrims, we will discuss their characteristics. The methodological approach adopted in this article is qualitative and based on ethnographic perspectives. Research data is also obtained from various sources such as pilgrims' diaries, petitions and travelogues, interviews, observations, autoethnography and other quantitative and qualitative sources.
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