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

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

Main Subjects

• Indigenous Knowledge