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Title Bedouin folktales from the north of Israel / Yoel Shalom Perez and Judith Rosenhouse
Published Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2022

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Contents Part I. Stories of Love, Loyalty, and Devotion -- Part II. Stories about Ġouls and Demons -- Part III. Animal Stories
Summary "Galilee has been a crossroads of cultures, religions, and languages for centuries, as illustrated in fascinating Bedouin folktales, which offer excellent examples of the Arabic narrative tradition of the Middle East. Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel collects nearly 60 traditional folktales, told mostly by women, that have been carefully translated in the same colloquial style in which they were told. These stories are grouped into themes of love and devotion, ghouls and demons, and animal stories. The work also includes phonetic transcription and linguistic annotation. Accompanying each folktale is a comprehensive ethnographic, folkloristic, and linguistic commentary, placing the tales in context with details on Galilee Bedouin dialects and the tribes themselves. A rich, multifaceted collection, Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is an invaluable resource for linguists, folklorists, anthropologists, and any reader interested in a tradition of storytelling handed down through the centuries"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Bedouins -- Israel -- Galilee -- Folklore
Women, Bedouin -- Israel -- Galilee -- Folklore
Tales -- Israel -- Galilee
Tales
Israel -- Galilee
Genre/Form Folklore
Form Electronic book
Author Rosenhouse, J., editor
Perets, Yoʼel Shalom, editor
LC no. 2022027113
ISBN 9780253063854
025306385X
0253063841
9780253063847