The Historical Review on the Process of National Identity Formation

Abstract

Given the importance of national identity in a country's actions and discussion on the national unity as a prerequisite for other social measures, recognition of national identity elements in historical periods and their carriers is very important.Therefore, this article historically reviews the development of the national identity and finds out what factors are involved in the formation of Iranian identity. It alsoanalyzes historical periodsto explain the background of Iran's national identity formation. Furthermore, it was based on library studies and traditional and electronic library resources, books and articles published in journals were used. In this study, descriptive and analytical method was used to analyze the data according to the type of research. The purpose of this research is that the social - cultural phenomena are product of specific historical conditions of countries, the researcher believes that with regard to the specific circumstances of Iran, the nation and consequently the national identity have been in the past history of this country.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n1s1p111