Stuying the Reflection of common Rituals in the 9th century AH in the Nezam Qari Shirazi's Koliyt

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities,Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

10.22077/jcrl.2026.9002.1201

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Literary works are one of the most important sources for understanding Iranian culture and civilization. Nezam Qari Shirazi was one of the satirical poets and writers of the second half of the 9th century. His book Koliyat is an important source for understanding Iranian clothing and cultur.While describing clothes and textiles, Nezam Qari also presented a picture of the culture , rituals, and social customs of Iranian, which is useful in cultural and social studies.The present study, using a descriptive- analytical method and using library resources , examines the reflection of the rituals of the people of the time in the book Nezam Qari's Koliyat.The question of this research is what knowledge exists in Nezam Qari's book that can be used to understand the rituals and cultural conditions of Iran in the ninth century AH. In this research, the ritual information of Nezam Qari's book regarding clothing, Islamic customs, cleanliness, holidays, folk beliefs, martial etiquette, court customs, etc. has been examined.The findings of this research show that the unique information of Nezam Qari's book on rituals, cultural and social customs makes this literally work a valuable resource for researchers in the field of Iranian cultural and social history studies, especially in the field of ritual literature in the ninth century AH.

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