Studying the material folklore of birth in Fars Jouyom based on "Theoretician"

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Ph.D. in Persian language and literature, faculty member of Farhangian University, Shiraz, Iran

10.22077/jcrl.2025.8027.1150

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Childbirth and fertility are considered as a major axis in human life and among ethnic groups and nations, they are the basis of life and continuity of the human race. In the popular and religious literature of Iran-Zimin, attention to the beliefs and customs of childbirth has been associated with various forms since the past. In Joim Fars, as a historical city, there are customs related to birth and fertility, and some of these customs have commonalities with other cities of Iran. In this descriptive-analytical research, focusing on the customs of Joym people, childbirth rites as a material example of popular literature have been investigated through the three stages of "theorizing" of Van Jenep. In this research, the character of the mother is analyzed to receive a new identity in three stages "wife-wife-mother" and receiving honor. Understanding the life of a woman's personality and her personality transformation, the most important events in her life are associated with the formation of rituals. The results show that the transition of a woman's personality according to Van Jenep's theory is clearly evident in the customs of the Joym people, and the customs are divided into three phases , transition and re-connection are shown and this transformation of personality and holiness is involved. It is to fulfill these customs; Because many of these customs are associated with cosmic and spiritual codes, the achievement of which is metamorphosis and personality transformation.

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