Karbala in the Taʿziyeh Episode, Shi'i Devotional Drama in Iran

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deacon, Lucy.

Series:

Studies on Performing Arts and Literature of the Islamicate World Series

Studies on Performing Arts and Literature of the Islamicate World Series v.15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taʿziyah--History and criticism.

Taʿziyah.

Karbalāʾ, Battle of, Karbalāʾ, Iraq, 680, in literature.

Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī, -680--Drama.

Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī.

Genre:

Drama

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston BRILL 2024

Summary:

An innovative exploration of the dramatization of the Karbala narrative in the Iranian taʿziyeh, this book provides original insight into the genre's compositional features, and historical development. Drawing from many unpublished manuscripts, its engagement with the plays of the taʿziyeh repertoire is unprecedented

"I am not Shemr, this is not a dagger, nor is this Karbala," recites the arch-antagonist as a taʿziyeh performance begins. Verisimilitude is not the endeavour; this is a devotional offering that stirs lament for the Shi'i martyrs by representing events crucial to sacred history. But what does that retelling entail? Through study of four of its main episodes, from their long inter-female dialogues to the protagonists' encounters with jinn , dervishes, and foreigners, this book explores the taʿziyeh repertoire's compositional features. Combining a wide range of historical scripts, largely unpublished manuscripts, with witness accounts, it tracks the tradition's development from Safavid to Qajar Iran asking, who were its contributors? And, how have they left their mark?

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ISBN:

9789004716148

9004716149

OCLC:

1483312383

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