The holy drama. Persian passion play in modern Iran.

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Persian passion play or ta'ziya depicts the role of the Prophet's granddaughter Zeynab during the tragic death of the third Shiite Imam Hoseyn in Karbala in 680. This book describes how Zeynab has become a role model in modern Iranian society, especially during the Islamic Revolution and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nematollahi Mahani, Mahnia A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Leiden University Press, 2013.
Series:Silsilat al-dirāsāt al-Īrānīyah.
Subjects:
Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Taʻziyah > History and criticism.
Taʼziyè (Théâtre) > Histoire et critique.
Literary studies: plays and playwrights.
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literary Criticism / Drama.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Taʻziyah
Cultural studies.
Islam.
Language and linguistics
Passion play
Persia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 'Āšūrā, the Martyrdom of Imām Ḥuseyn
  • Eschatology
  • Doctrines and Philosophy in Ta'ziya
  • Zeynab in the Passion Play
  • The Transformation of History
  • Pre-Islamic Iranian Elements in the Ta'ziya Texts
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary: The Ta'ziya of the Damascus Bazaar
  • The Ta'ziya of the Damascus Bazaar
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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