Assessment of the Role of Lullaby in Religious Culture Transfer to Children Based on Written Persian Lullabies

Ishany, Tahereh; Rezaiee Barmi, Zeynab

doi:10.30465/lir.2024.48679.1853

Assessment of the Role of Lullaby in Religious Culture Transfer to Children Based on Written Persian Lullabies

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Tahereh Ishany ¹

Zeynab Rezaiee Barmi ²

¹ Associate Professor, Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies

² Graduated from Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Unit

10.30465/lir.2024.48679.1853

Abstract

Folklore is an important indicator in determining the culture of each nation so that we can without doubt say that the most lasting and purest literary and artistic creations of mankind have been inspired by the folklore and literature of the masses. Lullabies are also part of the oral folk literature of the society which originated from the minds of the masses; hence, indirectly transferring different concepts to the minds of the listeners. Therefore, based on a descriptive-analytic approach in this article, we decided to answer questions like what issues do the written Persian lullabies cover in relation to the religious culture? And else what role do these Persian lullabies play in transferring it to children? The results of this study show that among mothers’ lullabies, religious culture has been expressed in different ways, such as "religious beliefs, moral beliefs, and public opinions", while the hypnotic melodies can play an important role in the religious identity of children. Therefore, mothers’ shares should not be underestimated in creation and development of such feelings and beliefs.

Keywords

Folk literature

lullaby

culture

religious culture

children

Subjects

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