Rowzeh Xani;: Iranian Religious –Shiite Narration and its Literature–Executive Arrangements

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Rowzə-xānī is one of the common types of Iranian religious show storytelling (narration) which has advertising function and has been comprehensive over time and converted into religious tradition so that many public and private Rowzə-xānī had been held in cities and villages of Iran besides other mourning rituals of Moharram and Safar months. Holding these sessions as well as attending these session is spontaneous and is welcomed by the Shiites due to interest of Shiite in their imams and recollection of their sufferings in the way of their religion and traditions. For this reason, the Shiites consider attendance in these sessions and listening to preachment of the narrator as an action  pleasing to God. Preachment requires more attention and deeper recognition as comprehensive phenomenon which has life of many centuries. This article is an opportunity for dealing with the most common variety of religious narration in Iran i.e. Rowzə-xānī.

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