Includes bibliographical references (pages [461]-541) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Jewish culture and the Hebrew folktale -- The biblical period: the folktale as sacred history -- The second temple period: the casting of narrative patterns -- The folktale in the Rabbinic period: between folk culture and Rabbinic literature -- The Middle Ages: external perils and internal tensions -- The later generations: the folktale in confrontation with a changing world.
