Baqqāl-bāzī

by Floor, Willem

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Baqqāl-bāzī (lit., grocer play, or baqqāl-uyīnī (same meaning)) was until the 1920s a popular Iranian form of satirical, improvisatory slapstick comedy ( maskhara , buffoonery, or tamāshā , spectacle), so called because the play’s main character was a rich grocer (baqqāl) who was made fun of by his insolent servant, who was often represented as a black (siyāh). If the black servant had a major role, this type of play was called siyāh-bāzī . Baqqāl-bāzī , known since the 17th century, was heir t…

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Baqqāl-bāzī (lit., grocer play, or baqqāl-uyīnī (same meaning)) was until the 1920s a popular Iranian form of satirical, improvisatory slapstick comedy ( maskhara , buffoonery, or tamāshā , spectacle), so called because the play’s main character was a rich grocer (baqqāl) who was made fun of by his insolent servant, who was often represented as a black (siyāh). If the black servant had a major role, this type of play was called siyāh-bāzī . Baqqāl-bāzī , known since the 17th century, was heir to an ancient pre-islamic tradition of

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1319

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eng Islam

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Floor, Willem

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