Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor ,Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889,Tehran, Iran.
2 Ph.D. in Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The present study aimed to explore the lived experiences of the families of martyrs from the Twelve-Day Sacred Defense between Iran and Israel regarding the concepts of resistance and martyrdom. The research employed an interpretative phenomenological approach. Using purposive sampling, interviews were conducted with 15 families of martyrs from the Twelve-Day War, and data were analyzed following the method proposed by Diekelmann, Tanner, and Allen (1989). The findings were organized into main and subthemes clustered around core thematic categories. The main themes derived from the concepts of resistance and self-sacrifice included: the philosophy of life centered on truth; insight and conscious choice; agency and the desire to establish justice; self-sacrifice and prioritizing the welfare of others; the origin and essence of martyrdom; living in a martyr-like manner; the martyr’s family as a school and nucleus of moral upbringing; complementary factors in the culture of martyrdom; and obstacles to self-sacrifice and martyrdom-seeking. These themes were integrated around the central core of a God-centered lifestyle based on divine ontology. Such studies can contribute to understanding the worldview and lifestyle of martyrs as enduring cultural archetypes and serve as a guide for structuring and implementing programs aimed at promoting the culture of self-sacrifice and martyrdom in revolutionary Iranian society.
Keywords
- Resistance
- Martyrdom
- Families of Martyrs
- Twelve-Day Sacred Defense between Iran and Israel
- Phenomenology
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