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Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster /

Joha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. But as a literary figure he never dies. The nearly 300 sto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Koén-Sarano, Matilda, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Ladino
Publicado: Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2003.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Joha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. But as a literary figure he never dies. The nearly 300 stories in this lovely volume are from Sephardic oral literature and ethnic culture. They were told to Matilda Koen-Sarano in their original language, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), and documented over 21 years. From 17 countries, including the United States, they come together in this first-ever collection of Joh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 290 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780827610149
0827610149
1283805847
9781283805841