2007/06/01 by Mehmet Ilhan Başgöz · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Islam #Ancient history #Central asia #Archetype #History #Geography #Archaeology #Art #Literature
paper · doi:10.1080/00210860701390588
openalex publication_date 2007/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/28
Pre-Islamic beliefs and practices abound in Iran, albeit with an Islamic veneer, have been entirely islamicized. One kind of such surviving practices is that of rain making ceremonies. In this article, seven major rain-making ceremonies are categorized, described, and interpreted, including some regional variants thereof. Attention is paid to the fact that these ceremonies are not limited to Iran, but are also found in neighboring countries (Iraq, Turkey, India, Central Asia), thus showing that these are all survivors of common ancient religious archetypes.