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
Main Author: Nematollahi Mahani, Mahnia A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Leiden University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Taʻziyah.
Literary Criticism / Drama.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literature and literary studies.
Literary studies: plays and playwrights.
Taʼziye (Theâtre) > Histoire et critique.
Taʻziyah > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 the Iran-Iraq War.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9789400600348
Access:Open Access

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