A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind by Michael Axworthy

Author:Michael Axworthy [Axworthy, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780786731985
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2010-02-06T07:00:00+00:00

The ta’zieh is a form of religious street theater, unique in the Islamic world but similar in spirit and function to the religious mystery plays of medieval Europe. Again, the usual theme is Karbala, but the performance may focus on different aspects of the drama. The performers recite familiar lines describing the action and the audience may join in. Those watching experience and show tears and intense emotion. The ta’zieh normally occurs in the month of Moharram and Ashura, but rowzeh-khans (preachers) used to recite impromptu versions at any time of the year. Through the nineteenth century many eminent Iranians erected buildings, as acts of piety, to house the ta’zieh performances. Previously they had taken place in tents or on street corners.27

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