Representation of ethics, social behaviors and cultural traditions of Tehran's people during the Qajar period, Relying on foreign traveler reports

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

mehrshad kazemi ¹ , naser Takmil Homayon ² , reza shabani ³

1 - Department of history, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran
2 - Department of History, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
3 - Department of history, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran

Received: 2019-04-21 Accepted : 2019-07-29 Published : 2019-08-23

Keywords: Tehran, Qajar, Social and cultural behaviors, Travelers,

Abstract :

Foreign traveler reports contain a wealth of information about customs, ethics, social behavior, and cultural practices. These personal or political notes, on the one hand, illustrate the urban issues in part and in a rather precise manner. On the other hand, because of the lack of dependence on power centers, the weaknesses and strengths of the community and the city are reported to Nikki. Tehran is one of the cities that foreign tourists of the Qajar period paid special attention to. In fact, the capital of Tehran during the Qajar period has flooded the tourists, despite the fact that there are few reports of this place in Islamic sources, and in particular the Safavid period. In travelogues, sometimes the people of Tehran are characterized by accepted patterns such as intelligence and hospitality, and sometimes described with malicious patterns such as lying, flattering, and superstition. The present study aims to draw a descriptive-analytical method using library resources, ethics, social behaviors and cultural practices of Tehran's people from the perspective of tourists and travel writers of the Qajar era.