Arbaeen Event as an Alternative to Esxisting Bottlenecks

Arbaeen event is the most significant religious tourism event for Shiites. Using the social interpretation approach, this study explores the context for Iranian Shiite participation and understanding of the Arbaeen event. The research methodology is qualitative. Data were collected using ethnography...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Authors: Bod, Mahdieh (Author) ; Korani, Zohreh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 359-381
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B al-Arbaʿīn / Iran / Shi'ah / Spiritual tourism / Anthropology of religion
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B social solidarity
B social interpretation
B Iranian Shiites
B Arbaeen event
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Summary:Arbaeen event is the most significant religious tourism event for Shiites. Using the social interpretation approach, this study explores the context for Iranian Shiite participation and understanding of the Arbaeen event. The research methodology is qualitative. Data were collected using ethnography methods and analyzed by grounded theory. According to the results, the inefficiency of the internal decision-making system as a result of the government and its administrative system facing a variety of crises in various political, economic, social, and cultural arenas, as well as social inequality, contribute to this event's attendance. A feeling of religious discrimination and a lack of rights for the participants leads to this inequality. The meaning reconstruction of the pilgrims’ experience and perception serves as a channel for social participation and solidarity, cultural change, and a bridge between stakeholders and officials. The core category also refers to the Arbaeen event as an alternative to existing bottlenecks.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12832