The holy drama. Persian passion play in modern Iran

• Tác giả: Mahnia A Nematollahi Mahani
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 891.5 Iranian literatures
• Thông tin xuất bản: Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2013
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 175207
• Chủ đề: 1. Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Tóm tắt

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.