نوع مقاله : مسائل سیاسی ایران
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Collective rituals and symbols in contemporary societies, beyond their cultural and religious functions, have become arenas for producing meaning, reconstructing common identity, and strengthening social bonds. In such a context, the funeral ceremony of the Revolutionary Leader, as a widespread social event, raises the question of how the rituals and symbols used in the funeral ceremony of the Revolutionary Leader have helped to strengthen national solidarity? The present study aims to explain the role of the rituals and symbols of the funeral ceremony of the Revolutionary Leader in strengthening national solidarity, with a qualitative approach and descriptive-analytical method. Research data were collected and analyzed through the study of library resources, documents, news reports, and domestic and international media coverage. The research findings show that this ceremony has led to the reproduction of national solidarity on several levels: first, at the identity level, by activating historical memory, representing common values, and strengthening the sense of collective belonging; Second, at the social level, by creating a shared experience, increasing public participation, and strengthening ties between different groups in society; third, at the cultural-symbolic level, by utilizing religious, national, and revolutionary symbols and transforming them into common semantic elements; and fourth, at the media and international level, by widely representing this ritual as an event with social, cultural, and political dimensions. The results of the study show that the funeral of the revolutionary leader was not simply a mourning ceremony, but rather became a social process for reproducing identity capital, strengthening collective cohesion, and demonstrating the cultural capacities of society. These findings indicate that collective rituals and symbols, especially at critical historical moments, can become an effective source of strengthening national solidarity and increasing the capacities of social power by linking emotion, meaning, and common identity.
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