Social Organization of Iran in the Second Pahlavi Era Based on the Depiction of the Myths of the Mehr Religion

In the second Pahlavi era, as a result of the coup of August 19, 1943, Iranian society suffered from failure and passivity in the field of political, party and social activities, and the Pahlavi regime also experienced a crisis of legitimacy. Therefore, Mohammad Reza Shah, in order to legitimize his government and find a solution to eliminate social gaps and save the crises that pervaded society during the internal and global developments in the process of modernization, sought to use a model based on the approach of archeology. What makes this research necessary is to know the model that Mohammad Reza Shah used to save his society from crises, especially the crisis of legitimacy. This study aims to answer the question of how the symbols of the Mehr religion were effective in the social organization of Pahlavi politics by using the method of historical analysis, which is based on the description and analysis of data, relying on sources. Findings of the research show that Mohammad Reza Shah tried to create a new social organization in Iran and give legitimacy to his rule by following the example of some symbols of Mehr religion such as invincibility, salvation and fair distribution of welfare and wealth, but this effort It was not entirely successful and could only partially resolve the crises of Iranian society and be useful in creating social empathy and dealing with crises and gaining legitimacy.