An Analytical Investigation of the Influence of Ta azieh's (Passion Play) on Sacred Defense Dramatic Literature

Ta’azieh's is considered as one of the most important subgenres of religious drama. In addition to the restoration, preservation and dissemination of Ashura, it has been known as the most important drama genre in Iran after Islam. Due to the influential role of Ashura teachings in the formation of the Islamic Revolution and the importance of restoration, preservation and dissemination of Ashura culture, Ta’azieh attracted much more attention after the revolution. Also, starting the imposed war and the emergence and promotion of Sacred Defense dramatic literature, playwrights in this field tried to take advantage of Ta’azieh to increase the richness of their works. In fact, because the war was considered as the sequence of Hossein's movement taking effects from Ta’azieh as one of the most important cultural-artistic tools to promote the teachings of Karbala incident was inevitable in theatrical works of this field. This paper has investigated and analyzed the way Ta’azieh has affected the Sacred Defense dramatic literature. To achieve this goal, the effects on the most important plays of this field has been analyzed from both structural and content aspects, and the quantity and quality of this effect has been explained from each of the two aspects.