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Among the Shī‹ites, i.e. nowadays particularly among the Persians, in many parts of Mesopotamia and in the districts of India that fall under the cultural influence of Islam, annual dramatic performances are held (or at any rate used to be held until very recently) portraying the death of ‹Alī and his sons Hasan and Husayn. According to Shī‹ites doctrine, of course, ‹Alī is the only legitimate successor to the Prophet.
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Cf. Ethé, ‘Das persische Passionsspiel’, in Morgenländische Studien (Leipzig 1870), 174–194; Baumgartner, I, 577–584; Horn, Pers. Lit., 201–212; recently published comprehensive catalogue of ta‹ziyas: Rossi-Bombaci, Elenco di drammi religiosi persiani (cf. Bibl.) is indispensable for any research in the domain of religious drama in Iran.
Cf. Horn, Pers. Lit., 201–212; Chodzko, ‘Théatre persan’, in Choix de téaziés (Paris 1878); Baumgartner, op. cit., i, 578–581; see also Rossi-Bombaci, Elenco.
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Rypka, J. (1968). Dramatic Folk-Literature in Iran. In: Jahn, K. (eds) History of Iranian Literature. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3479-1_40
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