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

Mohtasham, Adele; Samanian, Samad

doi:10.22054/qjik.2025.84921.1451

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

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Adele Mohtasham ¹

Samad Samanian ²

¹ Faculty of Conservation and Restoration, Iran University of Art

² Faculty of Applied Art, Iran University of Art

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

Abstract

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 structure".Nakhl is a central and symbolic object in the Nakhl-Gardani ritual, the process of holding this ritual is based around this object, and the pathology of the continuation of the life of Nakhl is a large part of the pathology of the continuation of the life of the ritual. On the other hand, the accuracy in the mechanism of holding the Nakhl-Gardani ritual in the geographical-cultural area of the Yazd desert is a sign of the beginning of the harms and threats.The research question is as follows:What harms threaten the continuation of the authentic life of the Nakhl-Gardani ritual?The research method was descriptive-analytical, and the research data was provided by citing written sources, field observations, and interviews.Finally, a summary and conclusion were made by analyzing the collected content.The findings show that the damages, in three main groups, have affected the continuity of authentic life of the Nakhl-Gardani ritual.

Keywords

Nakh-Gardani Ritual

Ritual Heritage

Ritual Object

Conservation. Safeguarding. Intangible Cultural Heritage

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