Analyzing the Strategies of Symbolizing Capitals in the Field of Urban Identity by Relying on the Traditions Surrounding Imam Reza (A.S.) and Based on Pierre Bourdieu's Point of View

Taheri Moghadam, Fahimeh; Jamshidi, Zahra; Sadeghimanesh, Ali

doi:10.22034/farzv.2023.408301.1899

Analyzing the Strategies of Symbolizing Capitals in the Field of Urban Identity by Relying on the Traditions Surrounding Imam Reza (A.S.) and Based on Pierre Bourdieu's Point of View

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Fahimeh Taheri moghadam ¹

Zahra Jamshidi ²

Ali Sadeghimanesh ³

¹ Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

² Associat Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran (corresponding author)

³ Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/farzv.2023.408301.1899

Abstract

The structure and spatialization of cities, directly or indirectly, display the identity elements of the people of that city. Since change is the only constant thing in the city, preserving the cultural assets in a city is one of the fundamental challenges of the contemporary world; The identity of the people is based on the cultural assets left over from the past, and finding a middle way for the sustainable development of cities, along with preserving the identity indicators, has been the constant concern of researchers in this field. Among the social and cultural capitals of Iran is the personality of Imam Reza (AS), whose trip to Iran, as the greatest religious event in the history of Iran, has provided Iranians with a treasure of narratives; each of which, in addition to being considered as a cultural capital, have the ability to become a symbolic capital and create added value. The current research, using the descriptive-analytical method and using documentary and library sources, seeks to explain how it is possible to create symbolic capital in urban and rural spaces by using these cultural capitals and base the urban identity on this great social and cultural origin. It is possible to build a resilient identity and sustainable development of cities by relying on the capital capacity symbolized by the narratives surrounding Imam Reza (AS); A major part of this sustainable development can rely on religious tourism.

Keywords

Imam Reza (AS)

symbolic capital

urban identity

Pierre Bourdieu

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