Title The holy drama. Persian passion play in modern Iran.

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[Place of publication not identified] : Leiden University Press, 2013.

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Description	1 online resource.
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Series	Iranian studies series
	Silsilat al-dirāsāt al-Īrānīyah.
Summary	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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
Access	Open Access EbpS
Contents	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
Language	Text in English and Persian.
Subject	Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
	Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. (OCoLC)fst00130768
	Taʻziyah -- History and criticism.
	Literary studies: plays and playwrights.
	Literature and literary studies.
	Literature: history and criticism.
	Literary Criticism / Drama.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
	Taʻziyah. (OCoLC)fst01144106
	Cultural studies.
	Islam.
Indexed Term	Language and linguistics
	Passion play
	Persia
Genre/Form	Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
ISBN	9789400600348 (electronic book)
	9400600348 (electronic book)
Standard No.	10.26530/OAPEN_595094 doi
	595094

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