Eternal Performance

Peter J. Chelkowski is professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University. He is the author of Mirror of the Invisible World and Ta’ziyeh: Ritual and Drama in Iran, among other works.  He has been the recipient of awards and fellowships from the American Association of University Presses; the Smithsonian Institute; the Hoover Institute on War, Revolution, and Peace Fellowship; and the Social Science Research Council.

• Editor's AcknowledgementsEditor's IntroductionEditor's Note on TransliterationTime Out of Memory: Ta'ziyeh, the Total Dramaby Peter J. ChelkowskiThe Ta'ziyeh of the Martyrdom of Husseintranslated and with an introduction by Rebecca Ansary PettysThe Origins of the Sunnite-Shiite Divide and the Emergence of the Ta'ziyeh Traditionby Kamran Scot AghaieMuharram Ceremonies observed in Tehran by Ilya Nicolaevich Berezin (1843)by Jean and Jacqueline CalmardActing Styles and Actor Training in Ta'ziyehby William O. Beeman and Mohammad B. GhaffariIdentification and Analysis of the Scenic Space in Traditional Iranian Theaterby Mohammad Reza Khaki; translated by Iraj AnvarPeripheral Ta'ziyeh: The Transformation of Ta'ziyeh from Muharram Mourning Ritual to Secular and Comical Theatreby Iraj AnvarA View from the Inside: The Anatomy of the Persian Ta'ziyeh Playsby Sadegh HomayouniGarden of the Brave in War: Recollections of Iranby Terence O'DonnellKarbala Drag Kings and Queensby Negar MottahedehCompelling Reasons to Sing: The Music of Ta'ziyehby Stephen BlumTa'ziyeh as Theatre of Protestby Hamid DabashiShi'ite Narratives of Karbala and Christian Rites of Penance: Michel Foucault and the Culture of the Iranian Revolution, 1978–79by Janet AfaryMoses and the Wandering Dervish: Ta'ziyeh at Trinity Collegeby Milla Cozart RiggioMohammad B. Ghaffari, Ta'ziyeh Director: an interview with Peter J. ChelkowskiPresenting Ta'ziyeh at Lincoln Centerby Nigel ReddenTa'ziyeh in France: The Ritual of Renewal at the Festival d'Automneby Alain CrombecqueTa'ziyeh in Parmaby Anna VanzanRemembering Ta'ziyeh in Iraqby Elizabeth FerneaRitual, Blood, and Shiite Identity: Ashura in Nabatiyya, Lebanonby Augustus Richard NortonShiite Theater in South Lebanon: Some Notes on The Karbala Drama and the Sabayaby Sabrina MervinFlagellation and Fundamentalism: (Trans)forming Meaning, Identity, and Gender though Pakistani Women's Rituals of MourningBy Mary Elaine HeglandThe Heart of Lament: Pakistani-American Muslim Women's Azadari Ritualsby Bridget BlomfieldFrom the Sun-Scorched Desert of Iran to the Beaches of Trinidad: Ta'ziyeh's Journey from Asia to the Caribbeanby Peter J. ChelkowskiList of Contributors