Checking Mazandarani Proverbs and their representation, Case study of Amol eparchy

Mohammadhadi Mansouri lkoorej¹ Nastaran Dadkhah² Jalal Yousefi³

1) Faculty member of Anthropology Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran-Iran. E:
2) Ph.D. in anthropology, E:
3) University Lecturer and Researcher in Rural Development Studies, Tehran-Iran. E:

IOI Code : XDHH-GDCKH
Publication : 5th.International Conference & 6th.National Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture, Art and Urban Design(5iccacs.ir)
Abstract :
    In this paper, using local proverbs, some of the strains and cultural representations in Mazandaran province have been studied. The proverb has long been considered in anthropological studies as a cultural element, a pure subject for cultural understanding. To achieve this, by attending the research field, some of the Mazani proverbs were first collected and then, in the next step, using the qualitative content analysis method, this proverb was analyzed. To achieve anthropological analysis, some of the ideas in anthropology, such as culture and personality theory, and functionalist. These theories point to the role of proverbial as a cultural element in society, its function and place in cultural overall. Research results show that through the proverbs, it has been expressed some cultural perceptions of Mazandaran people , like fatalism, negligence the rulers, blame collectors of wealth, greedies, and necessity to pay attention to the poor in the form of the same proverbs, and Mazandaran people, Through these proverbs, they have expressed these harm and cultural phenomena in their social history.

Keywords : proverb folklore cultural element representation oral literature