Rooting and studying the distribution of holy old men in Ardabil province; with emphasis on structural spaces

Esmi, Roya (2017) Rooting and studying the distribution of holy old men in Ardabil province; with emphasis on structural spaces. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

The influence of the various religious ideas in the history of Iranian culture is not hidden for anyone. The presence of mystical thoughts has influenced various aspects of Iranian culture, which has affected Iranian art both in form and in content. Meanwhile, religious architecture which was formed at the same time as the emergence of mosques in urban places, has a great deal of importance in this regard. In Iran, like all other lands, the need to have religious spaces and places among relatives of different religions throughout history, it has been felt as a place for prayer. In every city and village there is a tombs built that is buried in terms of a religious place and on the other hand the deceased's grave. Some tombs have been made only for the mystic and Sufi person who have been respected among the people in that age. The various methods of making this tombs have been structurally influenced by various cultural and material factors, in keeping with the rituals and beliefs of the society. Ardabil is one of the provinces of Iran, due to its special position in the middle ages of the Islamic period, the center of Sufism and mysticism. The most important periods of the construction of the tombs of Ardabil region is the seventeenth and eighth century AH / thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. During this period, considering the centrality of the Ilkhanan regime in the Azerbaijan region and the special attention of the Mughal sultans to the mystics and Sufis elders, Ardabil region as one of the important centers of Sufism is of particular importance. Ardabil was the Safavid intellectual and religious base, and it was specially considered in this regard. In such a city with a remarkable position, scholars and Sufis, as well as other sections related to cultural affairs, should be active. Therefore, a number of scholars and elders of Azerbaijan are assigned to this city and this city is considered the main center of Sufism in Azerbaijan. The three above factors, namely, Ardabil, the flow of mysticism and Sufism and architecture, strengthened the thought of studying the buildings related to them in the writer's mind. The purpose of this study is to investigate and identify the religious and holy places of Ardabil from the perspective of the flow of mysticism and Sufism. In this regard, buildings such as the Sheikh Safi complex, which itself consists of several separate buildings, and other holy places of Ardabil province associated with the flow of mysticism and Sufism, along with other holy possibilities are structurally and as far as possible from the perspective of some decorations analyzed. The methodology in this study is a descriptive-analytic approach based on historical sources and archaeological data and library and field studies.

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