Hossein Esmaïli. « Les éléments scéniques du ta‘ziye : statut et sens », in : Michele Bernardini, Masashi Haneda and Maria Szuppe, eds., Eurasian Studies [Liber Amicorum : Études sur l’Iran médiéval et moderne offertes à Jean Calmard

Abstract

The ta‘ziye – Shiite passion play – has been characterized as theatre without props and as performance on an empty stage. H. Esmaili tentatively re-addresses the question whether there really is no stage decoration in ta‘ziye performances. Using Gobineau’s observations from the late 19th century as a starting point, he points out the various perspectives taken on ta‘ziye – the point of view of the historian, the folklorist or the comparatist in religious studies. In the course of his discussi...