TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mahani,Mahnia A.Nematollahi
TI  - The holy drama: Persian passion play in modern Iran 
T2  - Iranian studies series
SN  - 9087281153
AV  - PK6442 .M34 2013
U1  - 891/.552051609 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - Leiden University Press
KW  - Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
KW  - Zeynab.
KW  - Taʻziyah
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - P.B; Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-211) and index
N2  - 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
ER  -