Romancing the Real : Folklore and Ethnographic Representation in North Africa /

One of the goals of the "new" or experimental ethnography is to illuminate the unique historical, social, and political situation of a people from their own multifaceted perspectives. As part of the effort to reach this goal, ethnographers are learning to listen in various keys to what mem...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Webber, Sabra J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Series:Publications of the American Folklore Society
Subjects:
Tales > Tunisia > Qulaybīyah.
Oral tradition > Tunisia > Qulaybīyah.
Folklore > Africa, North.
Contes > Tunisie > Kelibia.
Tradition orale > Tunisie > Kelibia.
Folklore > Afrique du Nord.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Folklore
Manners and customs
Oral tradition
Tales
Qulaybīyah (Tunisia) > History.
Qulaybīyah (Tunisia) > Social life and customs.
North Africa
Tunisia > Qulaybīyah
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface: The Presence of the Past or Romancing the Real
  • Notes on Transliteration and Performative Aspects of Narration
  • Introduction: Hikayat and Social "Structures of Feeling"
  • 1. Kelibia in Space and Time
  • 2. The Structure of Male Storytelling Events
  • 3. Dramatis Personae: Walis, Dervishes, Heroes, and Clowns
  • 4. In Defense of (Maghribi) Folklore
  • Final Remarks
  • Appendix: Transliterated Dialogues
  • References
  • Subject Index

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