The Holy Drama: Persian Passion Play in Modern Iran
ISBN: 9789400600348
Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / Leiden University Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters
Subjects: American Studies; Social Sciences; Islam;

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 depicts how Zeynab has become a role model in modern Iranian society, especially during the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.

Mahnia A. Nematollahi Mahani worked as an editor at the Center for International Cultural Studies in Tehran, before she started her academic career in Persian Studies at Leiden University.

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