Title: The Islamic drama /
Authors: Malikʹpūr, Jamshīd.
Publisher: Frank Cass,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Taʻziyah History and criticism.; Theater Iran.
Abstract: Reflecting a Shi'i version of the Prophet's grandson's suffering and death, Ta'ziyah or Shabih is a form of Iranian theatre that is like no other on earth. Jamshid Malekpour introduces Iranian history and the background to a form of drama that has created problems for modernists, secularists and Islamicists alike.
Contents: Iran, the birthplace of the Taʹziyeh -- Islam and the Taʹziyeh -- The origin and development of the Taʹziyeh -- Taʹziyeh plays -- The Taʹziyeh in performance -- The Taʹziyeh in the Islamic world -- The Taʹziyeh yesterday, today and tomorrow -- Collections of the Taʹziyeh.