Iranian performance traditions
By: by William O. Beeman
Series: Bibliotheca Iranica. Performing arts series -- no. 9
Publisher: Mazda Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Costa Mesa, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9781568592169
Subjects: Performing arts; Taʻziyah; Theater; Popular culture; History and criticism; Folklore; Performance; Performance art; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: Performance: a key to understanding culture; title: Iranian theatre: rooted in tradition; title: Sources of meaning in Iranian folk culture; title: Dynamics and changes in musical performance; title: Ta'ziyeh and ruhozi: symbolic expression in popular performance; title: Symbolic conventions in performance: the logic of representation in ta'ziyeh; title: The dynamics of humor in ruhozi comedy; title: Performing religious roles: accomplishing the sacred; title: Performing roles in Iranian theatre: accomplishing identity through performative symbols; title: The mass media and the revolution: before and after.