The Role of Lor’s (Lor ethnicity) in Strengthening the National Identity in the Pahlavi Era with an Emphasis on the Component of Shiism

Subject Areas : علوم سیاسی

Aziz  Farhadi ¹ (PhD student in Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Unit, Tehran, Iran)
سید عطاء الله  سینایی ² (Plitical Science)
Hamid  Ahmadi ³ (Professor, Department of Political Science, School of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2023-08-04 Accepted : 2023-08-04 Published : 2022-12-01

Keywords: Identity, Pahlavi Era, National Identity, Shia religion, Lors,

Abstract :

Different human groups live in Iran, of which Lors are one of the main groups that make up its population. The Lors are in three groups, nomadic, rural and urban, following the Alawi and Twelve Imam Shias. In addition to having an important role in the stability of the bond between them, this religion has been the factor of their integration and convergence with other compatriots. Islam and Shiism are one of the basic elements of the national identity that influence the individual and social lives of Iranian people. They play a significant role in the emergence of values, ideals, norms, customs, in the identification of people, national solidarity, in social, cultural and political structures. By using symbols of belief in Imam Ali's guardianship, ijtihad, authority, rituals, religious rituals, ethnic and national religious celebrities, they have played a major role in strengthening Iran's national identity. This research is analytical-descriptive in terms of its fundamental purpose, in terms of method, and the required data have been collected by library, documentary and electronic study methods.