Strategic Studies of Culture

Strategic Studies of Culture

Identifying factors affecting the activation of Zurkhanehs in order to protect the country's intangible cultural heritage

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Physical Education, Go.C., Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
2 Department of Physical Education, Go.C., Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. Corresponding Author Email:
3 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, BG.C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Gaz, Iran. Email: Mojtaba.ahmadi@iau.ac.ir
4 Department of Physical Education, Go.C., Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. Email: zy.fallah@iau.ac.ir
5 Department of Physical Education, Go.C., Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran. Email:
10.22083/scsj.2026.510086.1264
Abstract
The present research was conducted with the aim of identifying the effective factors on the activation of Zorkhanehs in line with the intangible cultural heritage of the country. The current research method was mixed. The statistical sample of the qualitative part included specialists who are knowledgeable about the research topic. In order to identify these samples, the purposeful sampling method was used. This sampling continued until theoretical saturation was reached and finally 12 people were selected as samples in the qualitative section. Also, the statistical population of the present research in the quantitative part included elites who are aware of the subject of the research, some managers and experts of the Pahlavi and Zorkhane Federation, whose number was estimated to be around 90 people. The data collection tool in this research includes a semi-structured questionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaire. In order to analyze the data of this research, coding and structural equation test were used. All data analysis process of this research was done in SPSS, PLS and Maxqda software. The results of this research showed that 37 codes were identified as effective factors. The results showed that the effective factors on the activation of Zurkhanehs in line with the intangible cultural heritage of the country include 6 factors, which include social, emotional, technical interactions, access, attraction, and monitoring and evaluation.
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