Folktales of Egypt.

In this book Hasan M. El-Shamy has gathered the first authentic new collection of modern Egyptian folk narratives to appear in nearly a century. El-Shamy's English translations of these orally presented stories not only preserve their spirit, but give Middle Eastern lore the scholarly attention...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: El-Shamy, Hasan M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1980.
Series:Folktales of the World.
Subjects:
Tales > Egypt.
Tales > Egypt > History and criticism.
Tales > Egypt > Classification.
Contes > Égypte.
Contes > Égypte > Histoire et critique.
Tales
Egypt
Classification
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • FOLKTALES OF Egypt; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Editorial Note; I FANTASY TALES; II REALISTIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL TALES; III TALES BASED ON RELIGIOUS THEMES; IV ETIOLOGICAL BELIEF NARRATIVES; V AXES, SAINTS, AND CULTURE HEROES; VI LOCAL BELIEF LEGENDS AND PERSONAL MEMORATES; VII ANIMAL AND FORMULA TALES; VIII HUMOROUS NARRATIVES AND JOKES; Notes to the Tales; The Aarne-Thompson Type Index and Egyptian Folktales; Bibliography; Index of Motifs; Index of Tale Types; General Index.

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