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| Genre/Form: | Folklore |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Reynolds, Dwight Fletcher, 1956- Arab folklore. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007 (OCoLC)605968864 Online version: Reynolds, Dwight Fletcher, 1956- Arab folklore. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007 (OCoLC)608471998 |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Dwight Fletcher Reynolds |
| ISBN: | 9780313333118 0313333114 |
| OCLC Number: | 148636065 |
| Description: | xiv, 258 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction : Who are the Arabs? -- A brief history-- Religion in ancient Arabia -- The advent of Islam -- The Arabization of the Middle East -- Geography -- Colonialism and its aftermath -- Pronunciation guide -- Further readings on Arab culture and history -- 2. Definitions and classifications -- 3. Examples and texts -- Verbal arts -- Oral poetry -- The history of Arabic oral poetry -- Oral poetry in tribal contexts -- Yemen : the practice of poetry in everyday life -- Egypt : poetry and honor among Bedouin women -- Jordan and Saudi Arabia : poetry as oral history -- Rural and urban traditions of oral poetry -- Egypt : proverbial wisdom in intricate rhymes -- Algeria : love and romance in women's poetry -- Oral epic poetry : the epic of the Banī Hilāl -- Popular ballads of Egypt : tales of honor, murder, love, and scandal -- Muslim and Christian religious ballads of Egypt -- Arabic folk narrative -- The Thousand and One Nights -- Folk narratives from oral traditions -- Palestine : female heroines in women's folktales -- Morocco : Jewish Arab tales -- Syria : Christian and Muslim tales from Aleppo -- Tunisia : oral history, personal narrative, and legend -- Egypt : personal narratives in context. Conversational genres : proverbs, riddles, jokes, and curses -- Proverbs from the Bedouin of the Negev and Sinai Deserts -- Maternal relatives -- Hospitality -- Proverbs from a Druze village in Lebanon -- Riddles from the United Arab Emirates -- Jokes : pan-Middle Eastern versus regional -- Juhā, Gohā, and Nasruddīn : a pan-Middle Eastern joke tradition -- Political jokes in modern Egypt -- Curses and insults from Iraq -- Forms of address in Egyptian colloquial Arabic -- Greetings and salutations : the fine art of saying hello -- Musical arts -- Introduction to Arab music : four basic concepts -- Folk musical instruments of the Arab world -- Chordophones (string instruments) -- Lutes -- Fiddles -- Lyres -- Aerophones (wind instruments) -- Flutes -- Oboes -- Double clarinets -- Membranophones and idiophones (percussion instruments) -- Drums -- Tambourines -- Port Said, Egypt : the birth of a folk music tradition -- Oman : crossroads of cultures -- Musical song and dance genres of Oman : an overview -- Two genres in detail : the Razha and the Lēwa -- Sufi ritual and religious chant -- Arabic lullabies from Tunisia, Kuwait, Yemen, and Iraq. Material arts -- Vernacular architecture : Arab houses and domestic space -- Skyscrapers of brick and stone in Sanʻa (Yemen) -- Reed homes and guesthouses among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq -- Pilgrimage paintings from Egypt -- Stages of the pilgrimage -- The Haji paintings -- Scents, flavors, and textures : women's arts of the United Arab Emirates -- Customs and traditions -- A unique Ramadān tradition : the "brides" of al-Bakātūsh -- Zār rituals from northern Sudan -- Marriage and metaphor : an Egyptian village wedding song -- Saints, shrines, and pilgrimages : shared religious practices -- Further readings on Arabic oral poetry -- Further readings about Arabic folk narratives -- Further readings on Arabic proverbs -- Further readings on conversational genres -- Further readings on Arab folk music -- Further readings on Arab material folk arts -- Further readings on Arab folk customs and traditions -- 4. Scholarship and approaches -- The historical-geographic method -- Structuralism -- Functionalism -- Folklore in context -- Performance studies -- Oral composition in performance -- Contemporary approaches -- 5. Contexts -- Orality in early Arab culture -- From oral to written : folklore in medieval Arabic literature -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Web resources -- Index. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood folklore handbooks. |
| Responsibility: | Dwight F. Reynolds. |
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""Arab Folklore" differs from other handbooks in its extraordinary geographical and historical coverage of Arab folklore. It encompasses multiple regional folk cultures that span roughly 20 countries and examines not only the folk narratives but also poetry, music, art, customs, and traditions...The discussion is made meaningful through a series of miniature case studies. These aptly illustrate the major themes and genres listed above. They also highlight the importance of performance and context in the Arab world. This approach offers a balanced coverage of the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities in the Arab world...The handbook would be invaluable to those specializing in folklore or Middle Eastern studies." - ARBA
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