Figures
1 Tekiyeh-ye ḤusainÄ«-ye Ê¿Äáºam, Armaghankhaneh, Zanjan Province, 8th Muḥarram 1439/2017. A modern tekiyeh: traditional staging conventions. Authorâs image 26
2 The Battle of Karbala, a pardeh (storytellerâs canvas) painted by Ê¿AbdullÄh Muá¹£awwar, late 19thâearly 20th cent. CE. BPK/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art 56
3 Performer playing Ê¿AbbÄs b. Ê¿AlÄ«, Tekiyeh-ye ḤusainÄ«-ye Ê¿Äáºam, Armaghankhaneh, Zanjan Province, 7th Muḥarram 1439/2017. Authorâs image 90
4 QÄsem Does Battle, painting on tile, anonymous artist, Tekiyeh-ye MuÊ¿Även al-Mulk, Kermanshah. nazanin86 / Alamy Stock Photo 125
5 Performers playing Ê¿AlÄ« Akbar and Umm Laila, Tekiyeh-ye ḤusainÄ«-ye Ê¿Äáºam, Armaghankhaneh, Zanjan Province, 8th Muḥarram 1439/2017. Authorâs image 139
6 Performer playing Ḥusain b. Ê¿AlÄ«, Ḥusainiyah-ye Ê¿Äáºam, Baraghan, Alborz, 10th Muḥarram 1439/ 2017. Photographer Amir Nassiri
7 Performers playing Ḥusain b. Ê¿AlÄ« and Ê¿AlÄ« Aá¹£ghar, Ḥusainiyah-ye Ê¿Äáºam, Baraghan, Alborz, 10th Muḥarram 1439/2017. Photographer Amir Nassiri 158
8 Performer playing the Dervish of Kabul, Ḥusainiyah-ye Ê¿Äáºam, Baraghan, Alborz, 10th Muḥarram 1439/2017. Photographer Amir Nassiri 163
9 Performers playing Shemr, Zain al-Ê¿ÄbedÄ«n, Zainab and the Karbala survivors, Garmaseh, Isfahan Province, 13th Muḥarram 1439/2017. Authorâs image 181
10 Performer playing the European Ambassador, Garmaseh, Isfahan Province, 13th Muḥarram 1439/2017. Authorâs image 204
11 The Family of the Prophet enter YazÄ«dâs Court, painting on tile, anonymous artist, Tekiyeh-ye MuÊ¿Även al-Mulk, Kermanshah. nazanin86 / Alamy Stock Photo 215
Tables
1 Script sources for The Martyrdom of Ê¿AbbÄs 91
2 Script sources for The Martyrdom of QÄsem 126
3 Script sources for The Martyrdom of Imam Ḥusain 157
4 Script sources for BÄzÄr-e ShÄm 192