Journal of Razavi Culture

Phenomenology of Action of Imam Riḍā’s (pbuh) Pilgrimage; A Case Study in Winter 2018

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Yahya Bouzri Nejade 1
Mohammad Hosein Jamal zade 2
Ali Hatamzadeh 3

1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Iranو (Corresponding Author)

2 Ph.D. student of Muslim Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. student of Muslim social science, University of Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/farzv.2023.375928.1831
Abstract
By the development of the sociology of religion, pilgrimage as a social religious activity has also received the attention of social science researchers. In the phenomenological approach creatively, activists experience the principle of social action, and this lived experience emerges in the consciousness of others in an inter-subjective way. This research was conducted with the aim of understanding the knowledge and understanding of the lived experience of pilgrims and how to construct the phenomenon of pilgrimage and understand the meaning of the experience of pilgrimage by paying attention to the inter-subjective sharing of the pilgrims of the shrine of Imam Riḍā (pbuh) based on a phenomenological approach. The main technique used in this research is the interview, and a situation has been created for the pilgrim to describe his view of the experienced world using his own language and words. Interviews were conducted based on the religiosity conceptual model of Shojaizand with 5 samples of men with different personality types and the following results were obtained: Pilgrimage has cognitive, emotional and practical aspects. Pilgrims in the cognitive dimension seek to gain knowledge about the Imam and recognize the fact that the Imam is a mediator to reach his god; therefore, they pay attention to the Imam’s kindness towards them. In the emotional dimension, the pilgrimage brings a sense of peace and humility through individual and collective worship in the shrine of Imam Riḍā (pbuh) and the observance of morals by the pilgrims as much as possible. In the practical aspect, pilgrims demonstrate their adherence to the law by performing certain rituals and paying attention to individual and collective tasks.
 

Keywords

Phenomenology
Pilgrimage
Action
Imam Riḍā (as)
Religiosity
 
 
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