Sociological Study of the Causes of Historical Collectivism in the Nomadic Tribes of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD in Sociology, University of Kashan; Kashan, Iran.

2 Assistant Prof. of Sociology, Institute for Social and Cultural Studies, Ministry of Sciences, Research & Technology; Tehran, Iran

3 MSc of Sociology, Allameh Tabataba'i University; Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The Iranian community has ecosystems and ethnic subcultures that share their identity in the nomadic system. The identity of nomadic communities is characterized by three traits, traps, humans, and pastures. Actions are affected by the structure of power, the ecosystem, livelihoods, and the traditional sense of meaning. The main objective of the present study is the sociological investigation of the reasons for the historic collectivism in the subculture of the nomadic tribes of Iran. The study try to answer that what has led to the consolidation of nomadic tribalism in relation to group comprehension and dispersion?. Research findings show that economic factors (such as scarcity of resources such as food, forage, water and livestock affiliation, livestock and pasture increase, increase of biological territory), social factors (including threats and robbery, honorary matters, collective conscience , cultural factors (such as the spirit of warfare, nervousness, authoritarianism, isolationism, conscientiousness, patriarchy, common defense, the bottom of the level of desire and social consciousness, the future of the future) , Localism, fanaticism, alien phobia, power of attitude) and historical factors (including the prophet Ed historical fate of peoples, historical disputes, collective memory, social elite performance, the lack of security the central government, and feudal management system), mechanisms and contexts of social life have created the basis for collectivization among the Iranian tribes.

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