The holy drama : : Persian passion play in modern Iran /

The holy drama : : Persian passion play in modern Iran / / Mahnia A. Nematollahi Mahani.

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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 depicts how Zeynab has become a role model in modern Iranian society, especially during the Islamic Revolution and the...

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Superior document:Iranian studies series
VerfasserIn:
Mahani, Mahnia A. Nematollahi,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Leiden University Press,, [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Silsilat al-dirāsāt al-Īrānīyah.
Physical Description:1 online resource (219 pages)
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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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