The Holy Drama : Persian Passion Play in Modern Iran

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Iranian studies series | Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Leiden University Press, 2013Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2022Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789400600348
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: 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.
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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 the Iran-Iraq War.

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