RITE OF PASSAGE: MARRIAGE IN CHABAHAR, SOUTH EAST IRAN

Noori Nezhadi, Nazanin; Sakhaie, Negin

doi:10.22034/jsbs.2024.341986.1028

RITE OF PASSAGE: MARRIAGE IN CHABAHAR, SOUTH EAST IRAN

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

Nazanin Noori Nezhadi ¹

Negin Sakhaie ²

¹ Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute, Iran.

² Bachelor in Laws, freelance photographer and researcher, Iran.

10.22034/jsbs.2024.341986.1028

Abstract

The rite of passage or initiation ceremony is one of the important stages or influential turning points in human life. It creates a new identity for the individual in the group. This stage has specific religious and psychological concepts and is held with special rituals and ceremonies. These rituals include ceremonies related to the three important stages (1) birth or the beginning of childhood, (2) adulthood, puberty, and marriage, and (3) death. Among various Iranian ethnic groups, from the past to the present, ceremonies have been held that express an individual's transition from one stage to another in various ways and based on archetypes. The symbols and signs in the ritual, which have manifested themselves in various ways, are based on the structure of the human mind, which is formed according to the collective unconscious and has common themes. In this study, marriage, which is one of the three main stages of transition rituals in midlife, is examined in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, South East Iran. Data was collected using field and documentary methods. In addition, the functions of some customs and rituals performed in this transition stage (marriage) are discussed.

Keywords

Rite of passage

marriage

Chabahar

Sistan and Baluchestan

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