The Magic of the Knot in the of the Iranian Folklore

Knots and related issues, which are among the most controversial topics in magic, are widely used in folklore culture and have been addressed in mythology. Knot magic is one of the types of homeopathic (imitation) magic and it can be divided into two types of positive magic and negative magic. The most important and frequent functions of magic knot are healing, marriage, pregnancy, asking for rain, stopping the rain, finding the lost, closing the malicious tongue, closing the groom, and so on. Recognizing and exploring the magic of the knot as part of the popular culture familiarize us with popular beliefs, thoughts, and spirits. The statistical population of this article is Iran and the method is library research and reference to popular cultural books. In this article, an attempt has been made to classify, describe, and evaluate the most important applications of knot magic in the folklore culture of the Iranian people with a descriptive-analytical approach.