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Speak, bird, speak again : Palestinian Arab folktales / / Ibrahim Muhawi, Sharif Kanaana



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Autore: Muhawi Ibrahim Visualizza persona
Titolo: Speak, bird, speak again : Palestinian Arab folktales / / Ibrahim Muhawi, Sharif Kanaana Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1989]
©1989
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (441 p.)
Disciplina: 398.2/095694
Soggetto topico: Folk literature, Arabic - Palestine
Palestinian Arabs
Tales - Palestine
Soggetto non controllato: anthropology
arab
arabs
bridegrooms
brides
courtship
creation myths
environment
fairy tales
fiction
folk narrative
folklore
folktales
galilee
gaza
gender
husbands and wives
islam
love
middle east literature
middle east
motif index
mythology
nature
nonfiction
oral tradition
palestine
palestinian arab
palestinian culture
palestinian folktales
palestinian studies
parenting
romance
sexuality
social science
storytelling
typology
west bank
Persona (resp. second.): KanaanaSharif
Note generali: Includes indexes.
Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p. 405-412.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note On Transliteration -- Key To References -- Introduction -- Notes On Presentation And Translation -- Children And Parents -- Siblings -- Sexual Awakening And Courtship -- The Quest For The Spouse -- Brides And Bridegrooms -- Husbands And Wives -- Family Life -- Group III • Society -- Group IV • Environment -- Group V • Universe -- Folkloristic Analysis -- Appendix A: Transliteration Of Tale 10 -- Appendix B: Index Of Folk Motifs -- Appendix C: List Of Tales By Type -- Selected Bibliography -- Footnote Index
Sommario/riassunto: Were it simply a collection of fascinating, previously unpublished folktales, Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales would merit praise and attention because of its cultural rather than political approach to Palestinian studies. But it is much more than this. By combining their respective expertise in English literature and anthropology, Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana bring to these tales an integral method of study that unites a sensitivity to language with a deep appreciation for culture. As native Palestinians, the authors are well-suited to their task. Over the course of several years they collected tales in the regions of the Galilee, Gaza, and the West Bank, determining which were the most widely known and appreciated and selecting the ones that best represented the Palestinian Arab folk narrative tradition. Great care has been taken with the translations to maintain the original flavor, humor, and cultural nuances of tales that are at once earthy and whimsical. The authors have also provided footnotes, an international typology, a comprehensive motif index, and a thorough analytic guide to parallel tales in the larger Arab tradition in folk narrative. Speak, Bird, Speak Again is an essential guide to Palestinian culture and a must for those who want to deepen their understanding of a troubled, enduring people.
Titolo autorizzato: Speak, bird, speak again  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-35537-6
9786612355370
0-520-90873-2
0-585-13541-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910496150603321
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