Livre - Types of the Folktale in the Arab World

Types of the Folktale in the Arab World is an index and preliminary analysis of folktales told by the diverse ethnic groups that populate what is commonly called "the Arab World." It is also a comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide to tales told in related cultural spheres, from sub-Saharan Africa to Turkey and beyond. A folktale’s emergence, spread, stability, change, continued presence, or disappearance among certain social groups depends on specific psychological, social, and cultural forces. While Hasan El-Shamy has adopted the familiar tale-type classification system employed by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson, he also seeks to remedy the Eurocentric shortcomings of their system by addressing folklore as behavior, striving to bring the psychosocial foundation for the Arab renditions to this comprehensive and inclusive index. Types of the Folktale in the Arab World is destined to become an indispensable reference work for all who are interested in Arab culture and the folktale.Hasan El-Shamy is Professor of Folklore, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and African Studies at Indiana University. He is author of several books, including Tales Arab Women Tell (IUP, 1999) and Folk Traditions of the Arab World: A Guide to Motif Classifications (IUP, 1995). “After years of dedicated research, M Hasan El- ha has made a comprehensive two-volume index of tale types in popular tradition in Arab lands. This work provides detailed documentation of published and unpublished material from that region and makes it accessible to specialists in Arab culture as well as to international folktale research. A valuable addition to El-Shamy’s motif index, Folk Traditions of the Arab World (Indiana University Press, 1995)?” – Pro. Dr. Bans-Jürg Uther, Akademie der Wissenschaften, Arbeitsstelle Enzyklopädie des Märchens, Göttingen