Shii News – ‘Non-Religious Characters to The Martyrdom of Imam Husain’ – L. Deacon
Posted in: Field-specific (academic), IranThe Curious Addition of Non-Religious Characters to The Martyrdom of Imam Husain
The rule of the Qajar dynasty was a vibrant period for the Iranian taʿziyeh tradition; the genre’s anonymous dramatists not only developed the verse of the central plays of the Karbala cycle but innovated new narrative content. This study investigates one such innovation, the curious appearance of two new characters in the climactic play The Martyrdom of Imam Husain.
- April 29, 2020
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