TY - BOOK AU - Nematollahi Mahani,Mahnia A. ED - Project Muse. TI - The Holy Drama : : Persian Passion Play in Modern Iran T2 - Iranian studies series SN - 9789400600348 PY - 2013/// CY - [Place of publication not identified] PB - Leiden University Press KW - Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General KW - bisacsh KW - Taʻziyah KW - fast KW - Literary Criticism / Drama KW - Literature: history and criticism KW - bicssc KW - Literature and literary studies KW - Literary studies: plays and playwrights KW - Taʼziye (Theâtre) KW - Histoire et critique KW - History and criticism KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Open Access 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 describes how Zeynab has become a role model in modern Iranian society, especially during the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/102627/ ER -