Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Lutterbie, John | Ashizawa, Izumi.
Date
2014-12-01
Keywords
Ashura, ritual, ritual and theatre, Theatre and religion | Theater
Department
Department of Theatre Arts.
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/76865
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
Ashura (also spelled Ashoura) takes place on the tenth day of Muharram when Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn that took place in 61 AH/ 680 AD. It is a socio-religious phenomenon that combines ritualistic and theatrical behavior. My objective is to shed light on the interaction between ritual and theatrical behavior and how these work together to form the overall event. The first section introduces the historical background of Ashura, the second section explores the ritualistic and theatrical characteristics of Ashura, and the last, concluding section talks about the relation between the two aspects and how they work together. | 53 pages
Recommended Citation
Al-Salihi, Nooran Abdulkareem Fattah, "The Ritualistic and Theatrical Elements of Ashura" (2014). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 2741.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/2741