Reza Keshavarz; Seyyed Mahdi Delbari
Volume 5, Issue 18 , October 2017, , Pages 37-62
Abstract
Pilgrimage as the most illustrious sight of religious tourism is an effective tool in cultural interactions and familiarity with the culture and civilization of nations, and ...
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Pilgrimage as the most illustrious sight of religious tourism is an effective tool in cultural interactions and familiarity with the culture and civilization of nations, and culture which is a symbol of identity and dignity of societies and nations has an influence on it. Due to the multitude of Muslim communities and aggregation and their increasing desire for pilgrimage to religious leaders, pilgrimage trips - especially among the Shiite tribes-have become important and one of the most prominent propositions and opportunities in the promotion of the foundations Islamic culture and promoting the cultural level of Muslims, which has a significant impact on the cultural interaction and cultural convergence of the people of Islamic societies and the promotion of cultural power of Muslims as well as the establishment of transboundary cultural, religious and social interactions. Due to the placement of the monument of Imam Reza in this important and Shiite country of Iranian religion, this issue is of great importance. This research is conducted analytically using library resources. By analytical approach and library study method, the role of religious tourism or pilgrimage trips to holy Mashhad and the cultural and social impacts of Imam Reza pilgrimage in the exchange and promotion of Muslim societies are examined in several respects: a. Deepening common cultural beliefs in the context of the Hanif Islam; b. Convergence and intellectual and cultural cohesion of Muslim’s aggregation and different ethnic groups of Iran and non-Iranians; c. Clear awareness of the foundations of Shiite culture and modifying the extreme and irrational attitudes of followers of some Islamic religions; Confrontation with the cultural outcry to Islam and the isolationist policies of the West and Zionism; Emphasis on the growth and promotion of culture and the development of Muslim nations in order to recreate the powerful Islamic culture and civilization. At the end, some proposed strategies on the issue of the more effective role of nations and Islamic nations in cultural interactions through the pilgrimage tourists of Imam Reza (AS), as cultural ambassadors of this pilgrimage trip is presented.
