Karbala in the Taʿziyeh Episode, Shiʿi Devotional Drama in Iran

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-71613-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Studies on Performing Arts & Literature of the Islamicate World

“I am not Shemr, this is not a dagger, nor is this Karbala,” recites the arch-antagonist as a ta'ziyeh performance begins. Verisimilitude is not the endeavour; this is a devotional offering that stirs lament for the 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 ta'ziyeh 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 Combining a wide range of historical scripts, largely unpublished manuscripts, with witness accounts, it tracks the tradition’s development from Safavid to Qajar Iran asking, who were its contributors?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?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deacon, Eleanor Lucy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz

Über Autor(innen)

Lucy Deacon (Ph.D. University of Edinburgh, 2022) is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Fribourg. She has published on the emergence of the ta'ziyeh tradition, its dramatic content, and present-day performances. Before studying Persian and Arabic she was a professional performer.