Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical research

This paper discusses the government's view on contemporary Iranian music as well as the relationship between religion and art during the years 1971 to 2018. Thus, the relationship between the two institutions of religion and art was examined through sociological perspectives. For that matter, q...

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Main Authors: H. Sarvi, H. Mohaddesi Gilvaei, R. Samim
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Iranian Institute for Social and Cultural Studies 2021-06-01
Series:Taḥqīqāt-i Farhangī-i Īrān
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Online Access:http://www.jicr.ir/article_432_20a14d0a676aeb6cf0ef3781aa957a38.pdf
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description This paper discusses the government's view on contemporary Iranian music as well as the relationship between religion and art during the years 1971 to 2018. Thus, the relationship between the two institutions of religion and art was examined through sociological perspectives. For that matter, qualitative and analytical approaches were applied, with the first relying on historical method where the tool was historical documents (newspapers) and oral history (interviews with elites) and the second analyzing the statistics published by the Music Division of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. In terms of data type, this is a historical research. The required data include three categories published by national press between 1971 and 2018, data related to interviewees and those published by the Music Division of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance from 1982 to 2018. The results showed that the media information, interviews and the Music Bureau data are in one direction with regard to the state of music between 1971 and 2018 in a way that music was completely weakened in the 1980s due to the dominance of religious view on the country. The present study, by examining three data groups, showed the stage of challenges the two institutions of religion and art have faced in contemporary Iran. These challenges have, sometimes, led to severe stances of active and effective forces in these two social institutions against each other. However, artistic forces are gradually in the process to free themselves from the domination of religious institutions and gain independence.
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spelling doaj.art-c6ce49f3a5584b81ac320a8629c2e9cf2023-02-01T12:50:44ZfasIranian Institute for Social and Cultural StudiesTaḥqīqāt-i Farhangī-i Īrān2008-18472476-50582021-06-0114213710.22035/jicr.2021.432432Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical researchH. Sarvi0H. Mohaddesi Gilvaei1R. Samim2Ph.D. of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central Branch, Terhan, IranAssistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central Branch, Terhan, IranAssociate Professor of Sociology, Department of Cultural Studies, Institute for Social and Cultural Studies, Tehran, IranThis paper discusses the government's view on contemporary Iranian music as well as the relationship between religion and art during the years 1971 to 2018. Thus, the relationship between the two institutions of religion and art was examined through sociological perspectives. For that matter, qualitative and analytical approaches were applied, with the first relying on historical method where the tool was historical documents (newspapers) and oral history (interviews with elites) and the second analyzing the statistics published by the Music Division of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. In terms of data type, this is a historical research. The required data include three categories published by national press between 1971 and 2018, data related to interviewees and those published by the Music Division of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance from 1982 to 2018. The results showed that the media information, interviews and the Music Bureau data are in one direction with regard to the state of music between 1971 and 2018 in a way that music was completely weakened in the 1980s due to the dominance of religious view on the country. The present study, by examining three data groups, showed the stage of challenges the two institutions of religion and art have faced in contemporary Iran. These challenges have, sometimes, led to severe stances of active and effective forces in these two social institutions against each other. However, artistic forces are gradually in the process to free themselves from the domination of religious institutions and gain independence.http://www.jicr.ir/article_432_20a14d0a676aeb6cf0ef3781aa957a38.pdfmusicreligious conservatismreligious restorationreligious reconstruction
spellingShingle H. Sarvi
H. Mohaddesi Gilvaei
R. Samim
Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical research
Taḥqīqāt-i Farhangī-i Īrān
music
religious conservatism
religious restoration
religious reconstruction
title Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical research
title_full Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical research
title_fullStr Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical research
title_full_unstemmed Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical research
title_short Challenges of religion and music in contemporary Iran (1971-2018); A historical research
title_sort challenges of religion and music in contemporary iran 1971 2018 a historical research
topic music
religious conservatism
religious restoration
religious reconstruction
url http://www.jicr.ir/article_432_20a14d0a676aeb6cf0ef3781aa957a38.pdf
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