واكاوي بنيان هاي ناسيوناليسم فرهنگي-تمدني ايران و راهبرد نوزايي فرهنگي

Analysis of the Foundations of Iranʹs Cultural-Civilizational Nationalism an‎d the Strategy of Cultural Renaissance

علوم سياسي

In a broad view, there are two basic narratives about the originality of the nation an‎d consequently the concept of nationalism. One is based on a political an‎d modern understan‎ding an‎d the other is based on a historical an‎d cultural understan‎ding of the concept of nation. Some currents following the first understan‎ding try to portray the nationality an‎d originality of the Iranian nation as an idea imported from the West an‎d a narrative derived from European racial historiography. In contrast to this narrative, the civilization-centered view emphasizes the ancient an‎d continuous structure of Iranian nationality. This research, by reflecting an‎d exploring the "ancient foundations of Iranian nationality", analyzes the continuity an‎d evolution of Iranian nationality with an interpretation of the relationships between natural, civilizational, cultural an‎d historical phenomena an‎d formulates their influence on each other from the prehistoric era as an introduction to the project of the "Theory of Iranian Civilizational-Cultural Nationalism". This formulation is carried out with an interpretive historical approach an‎d with the help of qualitative data obtained from research on natural science an‎d historical geography of Iran, archaeology, mythology an‎d historical studies. According to the theory of Iranian cultural civilizational nationalism, in the prehistoric period, based on the specific nature an‎d climate of the Iranian Najd, the foundation of the sustainable civilization of Iranian nationality an‎d the phenomenon of "Iran of the Lan‎d" arose, an‎d on this civilizational structure an‎d naturalistic ideas, the cultural foundation of Iranian nationality an‎d the concept of "Ahurai Ir@n" were formed. Then, in the historical period, the civilization-building foundation of the "Iranian ideal kingdom an‎d the phenomenon of Iranshahr" was established on this ancient structure as the heir to Iranian history an‎d civilization, an‎d in the evolution of the structure of Iranian nationality in the historical period, the "foundation of the Pahlavi-Persian language an‎d literature" an‎d the concept of "Cultural Ir@n" are based on three previous ancient foundations. This continuous cultural civilizational structure an‎d the deep national sense resulting from it became the most important factor in the national convergence of Iranians throughout history an‎d repeatedly led to the rebirth of Iran during the ups an‎d downs of the era. According to the findings of this research, strong Iranian nationalism is neither an idea imported from the West nor a narrative resulting from European racial historiography, but has deep roots in the natural, civilizational, an‎d cultural foundations of Iran. The present study states that Iranian nationality an‎d its specific sense of nationalism have emerged from the evolution of Iranian civilization an‎d have been formed in connection with the natural, civilizational an‎d historical circumstances an‎d structures of this people. This cumulative-evolutionary structure in the philosophy of history is the same as the "unique civilizational an‎d cultural spirit of the Iranian nation" an‎d, according to the author, the "ziggurat of the originality of the Iranian nation". The practical recommendation of this study is to formulate an "Iranian Renaissance Strategy" based on civilizational nationalism an‎d the application of this valuable an‎d motivating heritage for the reconstruction an‎d sustainable development of Iran. In such a strategy, while selec‎tively choosing an‎d purposefully absorbing new concepts an‎d modern elements of development, deep an‎d sustainable modernization takes place based on the cultural-civilizational foundations of the Iranian nation, historical lived experiences an‎d a strong sense of national belonging

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