Taʿziyah in Exile: Transformations in a Persian tradition
The article traces back the tradition of the ta'ziyah, the Shi'i plays taking place in memory of the assassination of Imam Husayn. The article then introduces the play "Moses and the Wandering Dervish" (1988) by Muhammad Gaffari, a Persian stage director who emigrated to the Unit...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Steiner
1995
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Gesellschaftlicher Umbruch und Historie im zeitgenössischen Drama der islamischen Welt
Year: 1995, Pages: 235-258 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theater
B Socio-cultural change B Iran B Tradition B Shi'ah B Iran Theater Schia Tradition Moderne Kultur Socio-cultural change Gaffari, Muhammad B The Modern |