The holy drama. Persian passion play in modern Iran.
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TextSeries: Silsilat al-dir�as�at al-�Ir�an�iyahPublication details: [Place of publication not identified] : Leiden University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9789087281151
- 9087281153
- 9789400600348
- 9400600348
- Zaynab bint �Al�i ibn Ab�i �T�alib
- Zaynab bint �Al�i ibn Ab�i �T�alib
- Ta�ziyah -- History and criticism
- Ta�ziy�e (Th�e�atre) -- Histoire et critique
- Literary studies: plays and playwrights
- Literature and literary studies
- Literature: history and criticism
- Literary Criticism / Drama
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
- Ta�ziyah
- Language and linguistics
- Passion play
- Persia
- 891/.552051609 23
- PK6442 .M34 2013
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
Text in English and Persian.
Open Access EbpS
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