The holy drama. Persian passion play in modern Iran

• Главный автор: Nematollahi Mahani, Mahnia A. (auth)
• Формат: Электронный ресурс Глава книги
• Язык: английский
• Опубликовано: Leiden University Press 2013
• Серии: Iranian Studies Series
• Предметы: Literary studies: plays & playwrights; language and linguistics; persia; passion play; Battle of Karbala; Damascus; God; Imam; Imamate in Shia doctrine; Iran; Martyr; Shia Islam; Ta'zieh; Yazid I
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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 t...