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Islamic and Sufi Ritual Drama

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Divinity Atlas. "Islamic and Sufi Ritual Drama." Accessed August 31, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/performancework/islamic-and-sufi-ritual-drama.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Islamic and Sufi Ritual Drama. Retrieved August 31, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/performancework/islamic-and-sufi-ritual-drama

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-islamic-and-sufi-ritual-drama,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Islamic and Sufi Ritual Drama},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/performancework/islamic-and-sufi-ritual-drama},
  note = {Accessed August 31, 2026}
}

Ritual performance from Islamic and Sufi devotional practice: Ta'ziyeh (the Shia dramatic reenactment of the Battle of Karbala) and Semah, Alevi-Bektasi Ritual (the mystical body movement forming part of the Alevi-Bektasi Cem worship ceremony). Belongs here: a performance work whose content and occasion are Islamic or Sufi religious practice. Does not belong here: a performance from a different religious lineage even where staged in a historically Muslim-majority region.