Types of the Folktale in the Arab World

Types of the Folktale in the Arab World
Author: Hasan M. El-Shamy
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 1302
Release: 2004
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780253344472

The only demographically oriented tale-type index for folktales of the Arab world

Moroccan Folktales

Moroccan Folktales
Author: Jilali El Koudia
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2018-02-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0815654448

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.

Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula

Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula
Author: Lisa Urkevich
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2014-12-17
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1135628165

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.

Arab Folklore

Arab Folklore
Author: Dwight Reynolds
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2007-09-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

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.

Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates

Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates
Author: Sayyid Hamid Hurriez
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136849149

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.

Popular Culture in the Arab World

Popular Culture in the Arab World
Author: Andrew Hammond
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789774160547

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

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Arab Culture
Author: Dwight F. Reynolds
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521898072

An accessible and wide-ranging survey of modern Arab culture covering political, intellectual and social aspects.

Tales Arab Women Tell

Tales Arab Women Tell
Author: Hasan M. El-Shamy
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 596
Release: 1999-12-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780253335296

This book has tales that portray situations involving parents and paternal figures, courtship and marital relations, siblings, and boy and mother's brother.