mystery play

Christian-themed medieval European drama
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mystery play

Summary

mystery play is a theatrical genre[1]. It draws 598 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #42 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • mystery play's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[3].
  • mystery play's Commons category is recorded as Mystery plays[4].
  • mystery play's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • mystery play's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • mystery play's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[7].
  • mystery play's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • mystery play's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[9].
  • mystery play's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

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Definition and Type

mystery play's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[3].

Why It Matters

mystery play draws 598 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #42 of 153).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of theatrical genre
    Aliases
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The New Student's Reference Work +2
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555866905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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