نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
دکترای تاریخ گرایش محلی، دانشگاه اصفهان، ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Teahouses are considered the major gathering places in Eastern societies. These public places have primary and secondary functions. Their primary function is to serve tea, hookah, and coffee, and their secondary functions have been various over the history. Some time over the history, storytelling and Pardeh Khani (citing out of pictures on curtains) have been prevalent in teahouses. Some other late times, gramophones, radios, and televisions were common to be found in the places. More recently, other things like Wi-Fi has attracted customers. This research tried to see what the secondary functions of Isfahan teahouses were in the 1320s AH. In other words, it sought to see what means have been employed in the teahouses to attract customers. Relying on the documents of the National Archives Organization of Iran and applying a descriptive-analytical method and through library resources, this study found that several secondary or unconventional functions for the teahouses, including theater performances, sports acrobatics, the sale and use of opium, the sale of alcoholic beverages, party activities, and trade union activities. Reviewing previous related studies conducted on teahouses over the last decade, this study tried to contribute to the history of teahouses through examining the newly found documents.
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