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Cross-dressing  is one of the ways of temporary( occasional / periodic) and temporary camouflage of gender or social identity, which has been widely used in slang and vulgar(Ayyari)  narratives. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the cultural function of cross-dressingin  in the first volume of Abu-Muslim Nameh (Joneyd-nameh). For this purpose, first, the types of cross-dressingin  were extracted and then studied and analyzed with a cultural approach. Among the three types of disguise (gender cross-dressing, theatrical disguise, cross-dressing) in this story, cross-dressing  was observed in only one case due to the dominance of gender discourses and beliefs. Theatrical disguise also creates a humorous and ridiculous situation by resorting to strange tricks, whether in the physical aspect such as beautifying the face and changing clothes or in its more complex aspect, such as techniques and arts such as profane singing, music of Qawali, singing, linguistics, and the like, make the satirical and comedy situation and occupy almost a large part of the story. The types of cross-dressingin in this story have functions such as spying and informing about the situation of the enemies, freedom (latitude) and advancing secret plans, and rescuing the people trapped in the prison.

One of the most valuable sources of socio-cultural history in Iran is the study of folk stories of every historical period. According to the political, economic, social, and cultural conditions of the storytellers, they create and discuss the time of their time; among them, the vivid and dynamic traditions and rituals of the period are presented. One of the rituals of Iran, which is abundant in the stories of various historical periods, is a ritualistic view. This ritual, which has survived from ancient Iran, can be seen in oral narratives and various written stories throughout Iran's history. This study, by reviewing several stories during different periods, has classified the well-known elements of the ritualism and, in view of them, has examined the ritual of Qajar era in the story of Amir-arsalan. Finally, it has come to the conclusion that despite the fact that from the time of the formation of this religion to the Qajar period it has been a long time and this religion has been dimmed, but the story of the Armenian Amir, one of the most famous folk tales written in this era, still has signs It is in its place.