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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162055103321

Autore

Mahani Mahnia A. Nematollahi

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Leiden University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

94-006-0034-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 pages)

Collana

Iranian studies series

Disciplina

891/.552051609

Soggetti

Taʻziyah - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-211) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 Iran-Iraq War.