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The holy drama. Persian passion play in modern Iran.

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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Main Author: Nematollahi Mahani, Mahnia A. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English and Persian.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Leiden University Press, 2013.
Series:Silsilat al-dirāsāt al-Īrānīyah.
Subjects:
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
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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