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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-Ir...

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Language:English
Published: Leiden University Press 2016
Online Access:http://www.lup.nl/product/the-holy-drama/