The holy drama : Persian passion play in modern Iran /

Mahani, Mahnia A. Nematollahi.

The holy drama : Persian passion play in modern Iran / Mahnia A. Nematollahi Mahani. - Leiden : Leiden University Press, ?2013. - 218 pages ; 24 cm. - Iranian studies series . - Silsilat al-dirāsāt al-Īrānīyah. .

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

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.

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Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
Zeynab.


Taʻziyah--History and criticism
Taʻziyah


Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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