The Islamic drama =
Subtitle: Taʻziyah
By: Jamshid Malekpour.
Publisher: Frank Cass
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Taʻziyah -- History and criticism.; Persian drama -- History and criticism.; Drama -- Iran -- History and criticism.; Islamic drama -- Iran -- History and criticism.; Iran.
Other titles: Taʻziyah
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: Iran, the birthplace of the Taʹziyeh; title: Islam and the Taʹziyeh; title: The origin and development of the Taʹziyeh; title: Taʹziyeh plays; title: The Taʹziyeh in performance; title: The Taʹziyeh in the Islamic world; title: The Taʹziyeh yesterday, today and tomorrow; title: Collections of the Taʹziyeh.