Arab Folktales from Palestine and Israel
Introduction, Translation, and Annotation (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
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Word Count
67,500 words, Guess
Page Count
270 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL11353197M
- ISBN-139780814327104
- ISBN-100814327109
- OCLC Control Number38281379
- OCLC Control Numberarabfolktalesfro00raph
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number98011614
- Goodreads1774144
- LibraryThing7245181
Classifications
- LCCGR286.2.A72 A72 1998
Description
These fables, part of the cultural heritage of a small corner of the Arab world, are translated into an English that remains faithful to the original Arabic text, presenting to foreign readers a sense of the original style and a picture of traditional Arab life and customs, attitudes, social and cultural norms, psychology, and values. Providing insight into Arab culture, Patai offers extensive notes and commentary on particular Arabic phrases and images, as well as the ways of speaking and thinking found among the Arab population, especially the Bedouins, in Palestine and Israel. Patai also places the stories in the context of global folktales, and traces the transformations in the art of storytelling. This collection as a whole presents a colorful slice of traditional Arab life, values, customs, attitudes, and sociocultural patterns.
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