Scientific Journal of Motaleate-e Tatbighi-e Honar

Ta’zieh is one of the religious forms of the Iranian drama which has been flourished in Qajar dynasty and more specifically in Nassery era according to the researchers of the Iranian drama field. They believe that the main reasons for this development in Qajar dynasty are sustainment of the Shi’ite religious authority from Safavid dynasty on and establishment of temporary as well as permanent Tekies (places for religious ceremonies) such as the Tekie-ye-Dolat. However, some researchers suggest the efficacy of the country’s socio-historical conditions in this type of drama. Although such viewpoints have been restricted to some cases, they confirm the effectiveness of these conditions on formation of this kind of traditional-ceremonial drams. Appearance of Sociology in the 18th century and the development of the social sciences in the following centuries made the critics present a sociological interpretation of various art forms.

The aim of this study is to determine the socio-historical characteristics of the Nassery Era and to explain the sociological reasons for the considerable development of the Ta’zieh in this period of time. This study is a descriptive-analytical study conducted using the theories of the sociology of art which provides an irrefrangible relation between the art and the socio-historical conditions of each era. The aim of the present study is to investigate and present the view of society in Qajar dynasty and its effects on flourishing of Ta’zieh in Nassery era.