1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829070903321

Autore

Toelken Barre <1935-2018>

Titolo

Oral patterns of performance : story and song / / Barre Toelken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado : , : Utah State University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

0-87421-953-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (57 p.)

Collana

Current Arguments in Folklore

Disciplina

398.01

Soggetti

Folklore - Methodology

Folklore - United States

United States Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Oral Patterns of Performance: Story and Song; Notes; About the Author; About the Book

Sommario/riassunto

To many Native American cultures, songs and stories are dramatic enactments of reality, and words bring reality into existence. In this chapter from his award-winning book, The Anguish of Snails, Toelken thoughtfully approaches a number of stories from Native American traditions, discussing how narratives can be touchstones of shared values among closely associated traditional people and how songs and stories go far beyond an evening's entertainment or ""lessons" about life. A traditional narrative can be a culturally structured way of thinking and of experiencing the patterns that make cultur



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557164303321

Autore

Sazonov Vladimir

Titolo

Cultural Crossroads in the Middle East : The Historical, Cultural and Political Legacy of Intercultural Dialogue and Conflict from the Ancient Near East to the Present Day. Second revised and expanded edition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tartu, : University of Tartu Press, 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Collana

Studia Orientalia Tartuensia. Series Nova

Soggetti

Comparative politics

Cultural studies

History

International relations

Middle East

Peace studies & conflict resolution

Religion & beliefs

Social issues & processes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The region of the Middle East has been called the cradle of mankind. This volume studies historical, cultural, religious, social and political legacies, which play a central role in obstructing intercultural dialogue in the Middle East. The region became home to numerous cultures, religions and ethnicities with long experience of living together in a multicultural environment and has an immense impact on the entire human civilization as first human civilizations were born there. Today, more than 50% of world population follow Abrahamic religions (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Judaism), which have their roots in the Middle East. This book focuses on multiple topics related to the Middle East, including ancient history, the religion and mythology of the Ancient Near Eastern regions, Arabic, Persian and Islamic studies, Persian, Turkish and Arab literature, as well as modern Middle Eastern issues



related to politics, security, society and the economy. The volume includes papers by Amar Annus, Tanja Dibou, Peeter Espak, Yoel Guzansky, Ingrida Kleinhofa, Jaan Lahe, Lidia Leontjeva, Aynura Mahmudova, Yossi Mann, Kobi Michael, Holger Mölder, Limor Nobel-Konig, Sandra Peets, Üllar Peterson, Illimar Ploom. Yurii Punda, Itamar Rickover, Vladimir Sazonov, Vitalii Shevchuk, Krzysztof Ulanowski, and Viljar Veebel.