Analysis of socio-cultural harms of emerging cultural currents and its management strategies (Case study of ring mysticism)

The purpose of this article is to investigate the socio-cultural harms of ring mysticism in Iran on the one hand and to provide management strategies in this regard, on the other hand. In this study, data and information were collected using interview technique. The target population of the study consists of two groups, promoters and members of the emerging current of ring mysticism in Iran, as well as experts and specialists in the field. The sample size was selected using saturation method and 30 people from each group were interviewed. The sampling method was non-probabilistic (targeted sampling and snowball). The collected data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Findings indicate that the most important cultural harms of ring mysticism in Iran include: Anti-religionism and weakening of religious beliefs, denial and transcendence of God, promotion of a new reading of Islam, personalization of religion, distortion of the face of genuine and true mysticism, reincarnation, promotion of a lifestyle based on individualism and worldly pleasure, overshadowing Islamic identity, And the most important social harms include suicide, divorce, family rupture, abuse and fraud, loss of social trust, weakening of common rituals and rituals, Loss of social status, weakening of common rituals and rituals, harm to loved ones, relationship with non-mahrams, fraud, problems and family conflicts and so on. The most important management strategies of this emerging trend include awareness and information, strengthening the doctrinal and spiritual strength, development of social capital, leisure management, strengthening the functioning of relevant institutions, and so on.