The Ta'ziyah: a Popular Expression of Shi'i Thought.

This thesis is an examination of the text of the ta' ziyah - a dramatic stage-presentation in commemoration of the martyrdom of Husayn, as found in the Pelly edition. The major theories as to the significance of the ta'ziyah are discussed, such as those of racial-political motivation, of p...

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Main Author: Fiegenbaum, J.W.
Other Authors: McDonough, Sheila. (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1965
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