Journal of Greater Khorasan

Journal of Greater Khorasan

Analyzing the development course of the creation of the Othlo Matlo doll in the rain prayer of the people of Rashtkhwar city (based on the concept of transformation)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
sahar changiz 1
mahbobh zabbah 2
1 Ph.D. student, Lecturer, Department of Art, Ferdous Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran
2 Masters student, Department of Art, Ferdows Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran
10.22034/jgk.2023.361907.1081
Abstract
Background and Objective: The purpose of this article is to investigate the reasons for the change in the nature of the ataloomataloo doll in the process of creating the rain prayer of the people of Roshtkhar. The main question is, has the doll (atalloo, Mataloo) changed in the path of evolutionary creation?
 Methods: This research is a form of developmental research and from the point of view of descriptive-analytical data analysis, by collecting information in the form of documents,
Results:The rain prayer ceremony in Roshtkhar city scary doll called (ataloomatloo), which is not beautiful in appearance and is worthless. According to the evolutionary view, the puppets of Le Matalloo are repeated as the final text and work of art in a vacuum and have not been created in practice. Therefore, with common themes and early pre-texts with intensity and weakness in the historical context, it is prone to the bite of pre-texts and changes over time for various reasons. In the course of this transition, according to the transformation aspect based on developmental critique, while making changes in minor factors, the internal relations and its main identity should not be harmed.
Conclusion: it is concluded that Ataloomataloo doll is the goddess Anahita, but under the influence of contexts such as ideological (political, economic), Cultural and religious) influenced by values ​​and norms over time has undergone changes in factors such as image and personality and manner of dress and social status, and identity in internal factors.
Keywords
Goddess Anahita
atalloo Mataloo doll
rain prayer
developmental critique
Roshtkhar city

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  • Receive Date 14 September 2022
  • Revise Date 16 January 2023
  • Accept Date 09 April 2023