An anthropological perspective on the Talesh ethnic lifestyle and its course of change and evolut

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1 PhD student in Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Social Sciences, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to conduct an anthropological study of the Talesh ethnic lifestyle and its course of change and evolution. The main paradigm of this article is centered on interpretivism. The approach in this article is qualitative and inductive logic is used. This research is classified in the basic research group in terms of its purpose. The population studied in this article is the people of Hashtpar city of Talesh, who were studied in 1402-1403. The researcher interviewed 31 people. The method of collecting information in this research is a combination (documentary and field method). In this article, Pierre Bourdieu's theory has been used to classify and analyze data. The findings of this study indicate that along with the change in the way of migration and settlement of the Talesh people, there have also been changes in the lifestyle of this people. For example, the place of residence has changed from tents to thatched, straw and wooden houses in villages and today in a modern form with new materials in urban society, and along with the change in the form of housing, changes and developments have taken place inside the houses and the place of residence. And this has also had an effect on their cultural and social relations. The results of this study revealed that although many of these people no longer migrate today and have settled in one place and become so-called Takhteghapu, the culture of migration and nomadism still plays a role in their current lives. In summary, it can be said that living in complexes and apartments and being in urban society has changed many of the customs and culture of the Talesh people.

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Iranian History of Culture
Volume 2, Issue 2
September 2025
Pages 156-174

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  • Receive Date: 13 September 2025
  • Revise Date: 07 October 2025
  • Accept Date: 17 November 2025
  • Publish Date: 23 September 2025

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