Iranian performance traditions

انگليسي.

Performance: a key to understanding culture.- Iranian theatre: rooted in tradition.- Sources of meaning inIranian folk culture.- Dynamics and changes in musical performance.- Ta'ziyeh and ruhozi: symbolic expression in popular performance.- Symbolic conventions in performance: the logic of representation in ta'ziyeh.- The dynamics of humor in ruhozi comedy.- Performing religious roles: accomplishing the sacred.- Performing roles in Iranian theatre: accomplishing identity through performative symbols.- The mass media and the revolution: before and after.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-306) and index.