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Gâl: An Institution of Mutual Aid and Social Sustainability in the Uramanat Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site(Case Study: Bayangan)

عزیز مصطفایی

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2026.89163.1480

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Introduction and Core Focus: The "Gal" phenomenon in the mountainous Uramanat communities is a traditional mutual aid system rooted in ethics, kinship, and mutual commitment. Focusing on Bayanegan, this study explores Gal's structure, function, and cultural meanings anthropologically.Methodology and ... Read More

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Indigenous Knowledge of Making Traditional Footwear in the Village of Korit

Samera Salimpour Abkenar; Amir AnvariMoghaddam

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.87535.1471

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The skill of making footwear (or giveh weaving) is one of the traditional and authentic Iranian arts. Although this art has already been forgotten in most places, however, it can still be related to as a cultural and social symbol. Tabas town and its surrounding villages were once considered one of the ... Read More

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Reading the role of Afghan gender culture from the Typology of indigenous houses of Greater Khorasan (Case study: Herat)

samira hosseiny roudbary; hossain soltanzadeh; mehrdad matin; mohammad mohammadzadeh dogahe

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.86182.1459

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In recent years,gender-related perspectives in diverse societies have been recognized as a significant cultural dimension shaping residential spaces. This paper aims to analyze the influence of gender culture on the spatial configuration of indigenous houses in historic Greater Khorasan, particularly ... Read More

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Analysis of Manufacturing Technology and Influencing Factors in the Formation of Ceramic Luster Layers Based on Historical Written Sources

Mohamad mirshafiei; atefe fazel

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.82085.1436

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Lusterware is a manifestation of metallic brilliance that appears on the surface of ceramic glaze through the formation of a thin layer containing reduced metallic particles, capable of reflecting a range of hues from golden to reddish tones. The successful formation of this layer depends on a combination ... Read More

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Reflection of Helping and Cooperation in the Popular Literature of South Khorasan

tahere mirzaei; mohammad ali talebi

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2026.88478.1476

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The popular literature of any land is a suitable platform for reflecting its social and cultural issues, which are presented in the form of proverbs, allegories, songs, etc. A large part of the elements of Khorasan's popular literature are related to reflecting the theme of "helpfulness" and the alignment ... Read More

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Pathology of the Nakhl-Gardani Ritual as an Object-Oriented Ritual with the aim of Iran's Living Cultural Heritage Safeguarding

Adele Mohtasham; Samad Samanian

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.84921.1451

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The harms that have threatened many rituals and removed them from the cycle of human life also threaten the Nakhl-Gardani ritual. This can be understood from the idea of "changes in how the ritual is held and its preliminaries and endings, in such a way that they move away from its traditional-spiritual ... Read More

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Folk Healing Practices in Sanandaj: An Analysis of Disease Perception, Treatment Processes, and Healer Characteristics (Case Study: nawk kæwtin, særkæwtin, and Tekandin)

Bahman Bayangani; Sarah Hosaeni

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2026.86953.1465

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Traditional medicine, as an integral part of folk culture, is deeply rooted in a society's history and civilization. Accordingly, the main objective of the present research is an anthropological study to identify and analyze three prevalent folk treatment methods in the city of Sanandaj. This research ... Read More

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Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Iranian-Islamic Law “ Inspired by the Rules of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights"

Mohammadjavad Heydarian dolatabadi; Ehsan Aliakbari Babukani

Volume 12, Issue 24 , January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.82007.1434

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Traditional knowledge is a kind of science and experience that has been gained after many years of experience in native and local communities in certain geographic regions. With the increasing expansion of international trade exchanges, the need to support this knowledge, which is the result of the success ... Read More

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The Culture of Women’s Clothing among Women at the Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences (National, Arabic, Qajari Chador)

Volume 1, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 47-69

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2014.457

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Abstract Women's clothing has witnessed remarkable changes in history. Among all these coverings, chador bears a special significance. The developments that have rose as a result of changes in the form and usage of this covering has always been appealing to critics and researchers. This covering has ... Read More

Ethnobotany of wild plants in Bestam region of Selseleh county, Lorestan province

Volume 8, Issue 15 , March 2021, , Pages 85-158

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2021.60367.1265

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Human from the past to the present in many ways to survive and improve their quality of life are dependent on plants of different ways. Ethnobotany .The aim of this study is to comprehensively study the Ethnobotany of wild plants in Bestam region in Lorestan province from the Zagros forest. The human ... Read More

Industry against Tradition: Pathology of the Development Trend in Iran

Volume 1, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 71-131

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2014.458

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The traditional culture of undeveloped countries has been attacked by modernity during centuries of orientology literature in a more descriptive and indirect form, and around 70 years after the World War II in a direct and theorized form. In this paper, different results have been achieved based on the ... Read More

Comparison between Native and Official Culture and Knowledge

Volume 1, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 181-203

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2014.461

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In the course of realization of constant development of villages with people-based orientation aiming at their empowerment, the native knowledge is the most significant part of development in terms of local beliefs, values, methods and knowledge. Experience shows that not only is the native knowledge ... Read More In the course of realization of constant development of villages with people-based orientation aiming at their empowerment, the native knowledge is the most significant part of development in terms of local beliefs, values, methods and knowledge. Experience shows that not only is the native knowledge not inconsistent with the official one, but it can also complement it. Native knowledge is accessible, comprehensible, efficient, and inexpensive and is transmitted orally. This knowledge has been dynamic, has completed in nature and local communities, is consistent with native and regional conditions and has helped villagers in stable management of water-yielding places so that they would have more active role in development of natural sources. The present study aims at evaluating the level of knowledge of villagers in the field of water and soil protection technology. The data are gathered through using focused groups, interviews, questionnaires along with participation of experts of water-yielding areas of Shahid Rajaie Yanser, Mazandaran Province. The findings show that the primary living facilities in most villages under study are at an average level and that villages in different areas have various climate and weather. Also, the heavy dependence of villagers on natural sources and limitations in family income sources has led to pressurizing and destruction of natural sources. Experts consider destruction of jungles and grasslands, floods, decrease in water sources and shortage of water supply, soil erosion, accumulation of sediments behind dams and destruction of river edges as the most important crises related to natural sources. They believe that utilizers should have great skill and knowledge when it comes to occurrence, reasons and significance of such crises and also significance of operations of water-yielding utilization and its protection. This paper reveals that evaluations and prioritizations of experts are quite different from the evaluations made based on popular knowledge. In many cases the knowledge and information of people about ecosystems and species they are in contact with are less than what is really there. Therefore, the most important educational prioritization should deal with native knowledge and establishment of interaction between the native and official knowledge. In the world industrialization process, agricultural section, especially in the third world has witnessed the most damages, because native methods have left their once tried experience.

Role of Localization and Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Rural Development

Volume 1, Issue 2 , June 2015, , Pages 50-79

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2016.1564

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Experiences have manifested that local techniques and indigenous knowledge are the best way for achievement of sustainable livelihood development. The indigenous knowledge is adapted to environmental, social and economic local conditions. It is a part of social and cultural capital of local communities ... Read More

Traditional knowledge of cooking local dishes using plants from the pastures of Shah Kuh Sofla village (Golestan Province)

Zahra Alinezhad Moghadam, Shahraki; Mohamad Rahim Forouzeh; Hannaneh Mohammadi Kangarani; Hassan Yeganeh

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 14 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.82911.1442

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The study of indigenous knowledge and food preparation using pasture plants is recognized as an important topic in ethnographic research, with the documentation of this knowledge resting on ethnographers. Accordingly, the aim of the researchers in this study is to gather the knowledge of the people in ... Read More

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Masks of Identity: A Genealogy of the Burqa’s Functions as Indigenous Knowledge

Javad Madahi mashizi; Masoumeh Bahmani; Abdolhossein Daneshvari Nasab

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 14 December 2025

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.88624.1477

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Hormozgan Province is recognized as a center of indigenous knowledge and cultural diversity in southern Iran. The traditional women's garment known as the "burqa" goes beyond mere clothing, carrying deep semantic, social, and economic layers. Despite its historical and cultural significance, few studies ... Read More

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An Anthropological Study of Livestock Diseases and Indigenous Treatments among the Kalahur Nomads in Eyvan County

Mansour Mansouri Moghadam

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 18 January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2026.87014.1466

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This study explores livestock diseases and indigenous treatment methods within the nomadic Kalahur tribe in Eyvan County. The central research question focuses on analyzing the causes of animal diseases and traditional healing strategies within the cultural and symbolic framework of the nomadic community. ... Read More

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Roof and Urban Life: Revisiting Iran’s Roofscape through Qajar-Era Travelogues

Hosein Raie; Asghar MohammadMoradi; mahtab shams

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 18 January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2026.84591.1449

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In the history of Iranian architecture, roofs have played multifaceted social and cultural roles far beyond their physical protective functions; yet, these diverse qualities have rarely been scrutinized. This study aims to discover and categorize the functional dimensions of roofs in Iranian urban life ... Read More

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Iranian Inlay Art in Achaemenid period

Atefeh Ghazi; Kazem Mollazadeh

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 19 January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2026.87433.1470

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The Achaemenid Empire, as one of the most significant dynasties in Iran, has left behind numerous artistic remains, including jewelry. Inlay work was among the most remarkable techniques employed during this era to enhance the color, value, and aesthetic appeal of jewelry. Due to the fact that only a ... Read More

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