Strategic Studies Quarterly

Abstract Discourses are always in conflict with each other, and in the meantime, sometimes they stand out and sometimes they go to the margins. Marginalization does not mean annihilation, but it means the loss of the power of political activism and dormancy. Marginalization does not always mean that there is always the possibility of losers returning and subjects leaving the status quo and regaining the power of political activism. Now the discourse of archeology is a representation of such a return and an exit that can be seen both in society and in the media; Thus, the present article tries to answer the question, "What are the grounds for the resurgence of this discourse in the contemporary Iran?" Using the theory of "identity security riddle" and the methodology of "discourse-cognition", it is shown that this revival is rooted in the monolithic identity of the Islamic Republic, discourse groupings, intercultural inequalities and feelings of self-denial and ontological fear of ancient culture. This resurgence can also be considered the configuration of resistance identity types.

Abstract Archaism as a gradual and growing phenomenon in Iranian society have cultural, political, historical, and security implications. This articles seeks to answer how this phenomenon will impact the cultural-political security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The authors argue that the Aryan archaism discourse is different than citizen-centered nationalism and can lead to a chaotic political-cultural structure. The reason is archaism discourse is an "interpretive reaction" and a "structure-breaking narrative", which provides a platform for delegitimization and identify reassessment through "framework building", "historicism" and "representation" and poses a threat to socio-political coherence and stability through promoting "resistance identity" and "heterotrophism".