The mythological background of mourning in the Kurdish people and its reflection in Ashura rituals in Kermanshah

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Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University

10.22077/jcrl.2025.8442.1172

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Kermanshah province has an ancient culture and ancient history, which, due to its proximity to the Mesopotamia region, has been influenced by the ancient beliefs of this region in many matters, including mourning rituals. Due to the influence of mythological and ancient beliefs in Iranian peoples, an important part of these beliefs has entered into religious rituals and has adapted to the conditions of the time. In this research authors have investigated the mourning rituals in the popular culture of Kermanshah and its reflection in the rituals of Ashura in Kermanshah using a descriptive-analytical and field method. The results of the research show that mourning among Kermanshah, both in the death of loved ones and in the mourning of Imam Hussein, has a common mythological root in some concepts, long crying, scratching and hair pulling are related to rain, fertility and fertility and related to agricultural civilizations, Chamari, the rite of passage and its elements also have mythological roots and concepts: Because of its totemic aspect, the horse is the embodiment of the deceased person, The Chamari circle is the circle of perfection for the peace of the deceased and the mourners, Mourning song is the expression of the mythological and epic concerns of the people and the clothes and objects of the deceased, believing in the magic of proximity, are the same as the deceased person. All the mentioned cases have a mythological background and are among the rituals of passing the deceased from this world to another world.

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