Described by the distinguished theatre director Peter Brook as 'a very powerful form of theatre'; the Ta'ziyeh is the Islamic drama of Iran. This work examines the evolution of the Ta'ziyeh; which involved elements drawn from Zoroastrianaism; Mithraism; mythology; folklore and traditional forms of Iranian entertainment. In its final form; most of its elements - plot; character; thought; spectacle and song - derive from the Shi'a branch of Islam. Its main plot concerns the suffering and death of Imam Hussein; grandson of the Prophet of Islam. A special issue of the journal Israel Affairs.
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