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The Holy Drama by Mahnia A. Nematollahi Mahani
ISBN: 9400600348
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Ta'ziyah (“the passion play”) depicts the role of the Prophet's granddaughter Zaynab during the events that led to the martyrdom of the third Shi’I, Imam Husayn, in Karbala on the tenth of Muharram. Nematollahi Mahani explores how Zaynab has become a role model in modern Iranian society, especially during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.
Eternal Performance by Peter J. Chelkowski (Editor)
ISBN: 9781906497514
Publication Date: 2010-12-15
The contributors to Eternal Performance explore how so many of the rituals observed during Muharram to remember the martyrdom of Husayn have been exported to other lands over the centuries. These rituals have traveled from Iran and Iraq to Lebanon, South Asia, North America, and the Caribbean. The essays in this volume highlight how the transformative transmissions of these observances around the world are the result of the intersection of numerous religions, ethnicities, artistic and musical traditions.
Iranian Performance Traditions by Beeman, William O.
ISBN: 1568592167
In this volume, Beeman contextualizes the passion play ta’ziyah in the larger aesthetic of Persianate performance traditions. Alongside epic drama and comic improvisation, ta’ziyah is examined as a core tradition of expression in Iran and other Shi’I communities.
The Deepest Dye by Aisha Khan
ISBN: 9780674987821
Publication Date: 2021-07-13
Complex racial, religious, postcolonial and power dynamics are explored through the African and Indian festivals celebrated by formerly colonized laborers in the West Indies, including Hosay which marks Muharram.
Hosay Trinidad: Muharram Performances in an Indo-Caribbean Diaspora by Frank J. Korom
ISBN: 1283890240
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
The multivocalic rite known as Hosay in the Caribbean developed out of earlier practices originating in Iraq and Iran which diffused to Trinidad by way of South Asian indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean by the British from the mid-1800s to the early decades of the twentieth century. The rituals are important as a Shi'i religious observance, but they also are emblems of ethnic and national identity for Indo-Trinidadians.
Reliving Karbala: Martyrdom in South Asian Memory by Syed Akbar Hyder
ISBN: 1280845988
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
The multivocalic rite known as Hosay in the Caribbean developed out of earlier practices originating in Iraq and Iran which diffused to Trinidad by way of South Asian indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean by the British from the mid-1800s to the early decades of the twentieth century. The rituals are important as a Shi'i religious observance, but they also are emblems of ethnic and national identity for Indo-Trinidadians.

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Muharram is one of the most important months for Muslims and marks the start of the Islamic New Year. Learn more about this important observance with these resources from the Libraries.

July 30th is the first day of Muharram, a month-long celebration marking the start of the Islamic calendar year. In the month of Muharram, the Battle of Karbala is remembered and observed on Ashura by events held throughout the world. Ashura will begin Sunday evening August 7th and end Monday evening August 8th. Explore our collections to learn more!

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