Intangible Cultural Heritage, Roots of Survival and Vitality of the Takāya in Gorgan

Mohammadi, Maryam; Rahimnia, Reza; Moazezi Mehr-e-Tehran, Amir Mohammad

doi:10.22054/qjik.2024.77434.1407

Intangible Cultural Heritage, Roots of Survival and Vitality of the Takāya in Gorgan

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Maryam Mohammadi ¹

Reza Rahimnia ²

Amir Mohammad Moazezi Mehr-e-Tehran ²

¹ Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage Conservation / Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU)

² Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage Conservation / Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU)

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2024.77434.1407

Abstract

Intangible cultural heritage is a bridge that connects the past to the present and the present to the future. The intangible heritage of Gorgan has also brought the dynamism and vitality of Gorgan's historical context from long ago to the present day by flowing in the neighborhood centers. these centers are Takāya of the city. The Takaya of the city is the arena of manifestation of living culture and a public place to show cultural and religious solidarity. This article, with the aim of "introducing and documenting the intangible heritage and living culture of the Gorgan in relation to the urban and neighborhood centers of the city (Takāya)", relies on written and oral documents. This study has recorded and introduced this heritage of Gorgan through document study and interviews. A study that shows that some of these legacies are still active (Such as Toqh Bāndān, Halīm-Pazī, Sobhe Ruo-Siāh and Shām-i Gharībān), some of them have changed (Such as Daste-Gardāni, Pā-Manbarī, Daste-Choubī) and some of them (Such as women's ta'ziya) have also been forgotten. Considering the interrelated relationship between Takaya's structure and the intangible heritage of the city, this dual relationship has provided better conservation.

Keywords

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Takāya

Conservation

Gorgan

Subjects

Indigenous Knowledge

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