وظائف الأربعين الاجتماعية و السياسية كرأس المال الاجتماعي

Abstract EN

In recent years, the great and international gathering of Arbaeen Hosseini, is raised as a symbol of the crystallization of political power of Shia; Due to that, the high position of the Ashura movement and the identity of the social capital of Shiite Community has evolved and continued.

This phenomenon, In the continuation of the Ashura movement, has a specific place as a social capital in Shiite political culture, which in turn has significant effects andfunctions.

The main purpose of this article is to identify the socio-political functions of Arbaeen Hosseini as a social capital.

Writing this article, the method of documentary analysis and the fishing tool has been used.

Using the Content analysis method and reviewing the content of the texts books, articles and newspapers, the authors has tried while introducing the social functions of the Arbaeen Congress, to present the political results as well.

The main hypothesis has been based on this Idea that annual gatherings of millions of pilgrims in Arbaeen Hosseini, in addition to building trust among participants, has increased solidarity and participation among them which by itself has strengthened social networks, and as a result, with the display of Shiite power and inciting libertarian ideas among the nations of the world by means of propaganda and media seek to strengthen the ideology of the Hosseini movement in the global arena which today has affected sociopolitical exchanges.