Khayyam Abbasi
Abstract
The main assumption of this research is that there is a relationship between the components and goals of Qorrat Al-Ain in the framework of the Babieh movement and Western feminism. Qorrat Al -Ain's actions aimed at creating equal opportunities for men and women, realizing women's rights, and seeking ...
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The main assumption of this research is that there is a relationship between the components and goals of Qorrat Al-Ain in the framework of the Babieh movement and Western feminism. Qorrat Al -Ain's actions aimed at creating equal opportunities for men and women, realizing women's rights, and seeking to eliminate structural discrimination against them. The question is, "Were there any early elements of the Western feminist movement in her movement?" And if this movement is aligned with its foreign counterparts, what common elements can be seen in the attitude of the Iranian protesting women to the Western feminist movement? With the use of the qualitative paradigm and documentary method, we focused on Babieh movement as hypertext in the Qajar era. Our theoretical framework is based on a review of relevant and selective theories of the macro-feminist approach and Foucault's genealogy of the Plebian experience. The results show that the answer to both research questions is yes. The researcher emphasizes the approach that there is no presumption of a direct connection between the selected sample and Western feminism and the conspiracy theory approach. Also, for this researcher, this movement is like a natural phenomenon caused by the historical and social conditions of Iranian society.
T. Azadarmaki; A. Janadeleh
Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2013, , Pages 29-64
Abstract
The dominant theoretical approach in historical sociology of Iran- regarding the
image of Iranian society in which the absolute power and despotism prevented
the development of associations, guilds, social classes or entirely any
independent forces- inevitably has led to the "absence of society" as ...
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The dominant theoretical approach in historical sociology of Iran- regarding the
image of Iranian society in which the absolute power and despotism prevented
the development of associations, guilds, social classes or entirely any
independent forces- inevitably has led to the "absence of society" as "social
forces" that had an effective role in the development of Iranian society. Using
the historical institutionalism approach, this article provides an alternative
narrative of the traditional Iranian society that acknowledges the role of the
multiple social forces, institutions and agencies. According to this alternative
narrative, the institutional configuration of the Qajar era, was based on a
complex network of interactions between the four main institutions of central
government, the clergy, tribes and market, resulting in relatively stable
institutional balance between the institutions. This institutional balance is not
based on the domination of one institution to the others but it is based on the
balance of power between those institutions .This institutional balance, rooted in
the formation of Safavid government which itself was a combination of tribal
forces and ideological power.