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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.

Taʻziyah --- Persian drama --- Drama --- Islamic drama --- Islamic literature --- Drama, Modern --- Dramas --- Dramatic works --- Plays --- Playscripts --- Stage --- Literature --- Dialogue --- Persian literature --- Passion-plays, Shiite --- Shiite passion-plays --- Tazia --- Religious drama --- Tenth of Muḥarram --- History and criticism. --- Philosophy --- Iranian drama --- Iranian literature