Author: Hasan M. El-ShamyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253352224
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Folk Traditions of the Arab World
Author: Hasan M. El-ShamyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253352224
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Folk Traditions of the Arab World
Author: Hasan M. El-ShamyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253352118
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Types of the Folktale in the Arab World
Author: Hasan M. El-ShamyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253344472
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
The only demographically oriented tale-type index for folktales of the Arab world
Moroccan Folktales
Author: Jilali El KoudiaPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815654448
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Drawing on stories he heard as a boy from female relatives, Jilali El Koudia presents a cross section of utterly bewitching narratives. Filled with ghouls and fools, kind magic and wicked, eternal bonds and earthly wishes, these are mesmerizing stories to be savored, studied, or simply treasured. Varied genres include anecdotes, legends, and animal fables, and some tales bear strong resemblance to European counterparts, for example Aamar and his Sister (Hansel and Gretel) and Nunja and the White Dove (Cinderella). All capture the heart of Morroco and the soul of its people. In an enlightening introduction, El Koudia mourns the loss of the teller of tales in the marketplace, and he makes it clear that storytelling, born of memory and oral tradition, could vanish in the face of mass and electronic media.
Arab Folklore
Author: Dwight ReynoldsPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Provides background on Arab culture; discusses and presents examples of Arab verbal, musical, and material arts as well as customs and traditions; presents approaches to Arab folklore scholarship; and includes several further reading lists.
Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula
Author: Lisa UrkevichPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135628165
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula provides a pioneering overview of folk and traditional urban music, along with dance and rituals, of Saudi Arabia and the Upper Gulf States of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. The nineteen chapters introduce variegated regions and subcultures and their rich and dynamic musical arts, many of which heretofore have been unknown beyond local communities. The book contains insightful descriptions of genres, instruments, poetry, and performance practices of the desert heartland (Najd), the Arabian/Persian Gulf shores, the great western cities including Makkah and Medinah, the southwestern mountains, and the hot Red Sea coast. Musical customs of distinctive groups such as Bedouin, seafarers, and regional women are explored. The book is packaged with downloadable resources and almost 200 images including a full color photo essay, numerous music transcriptions, a glossary with over 400 specialized terms, and original Arabic script alongside key words to assist with further research. This book provides a much-needed introduction and organizational structure for the diverse and complex musical arts of the region.
Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates
Author: Sayyid Hamid HurriezPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136849149
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A unique description and analysis of the domains and genres of UAE folklore, including folk customs and beliefs, traditional arts and crafts, folk dances, folk narratives and proverbs. Challenging the established meaning of folklife, this volume also deals with folklore in public life, in the mass media, in education and in politics.
Arab Folktales
Author: Inea BushnaqPopular Culture in the Arab World
Author: Andrew HammondPublisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774160547
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This volume explores Arab cultural life since World War II. Chapters cover topics such as radio/TV, the press, cinema, music, theatre, popular religion, belly dance, western consumerism, sport and the Arabic language.
The Cambridge Companion to Modern Arab Culture
Author: Dwight F. ReynoldsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521898072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
An accessible and wide-ranging survey of modern Arab culture covering political, intellectual and social aspects.