Description |
xix, 420 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 405-412. |
Note |
Includes indexes. |
Contents |
Group I, individuals. Children and parents. Tunjur, Tunjur ; The woman who married her son ; Precious One and Worn-out One ; Swes, Swes! ; The golden pail -- Siblings. Half-a-halfling ; The orphans' cow ; Sumac! You son of a whore, Sumac! ; The green bird ; Little Nightingale the crier -- Sexual awakening and conquest. The little bird ; Jummez bin Yazur, chief of the birds ; Jbene ; Sackcloth ; Sahin -- The quest for the spouse. The brave lad ; Gazelle ; Lolabe. |
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Group II, family. Brides and bridegrooms. The old woman ghouleh ; Lady Tatar ; Soqak Boqak! ; Clever Hasan ; The cricket -- Husbands and wives. The seven leavenings ; The golden rod in the Valley of Vermilion ; Minjal ; Im 'Ese -- Family life. Chick eggs ; The ghouleh of Trans-Jordan ; Bear-cub of the kitchen ; The woman whose hands were cut off ; N'ayyis (Little Sleepy One). |
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Group III, society. Im 'Awwad and the ghouleh -- The merchant's daughter -- Pomegranate seeds -- The woodcutter -- The fisherman. |
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Group IV, environment. The little she-goat -- The old woman and her cat -- Dunglet -- The louse. |
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Group V, universe. The woman who fell into the well -- The rich man and the poor man -- Ma'ruf the shoemaker -- Im 'Ali and Abu 'Ali. |
Form |
A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program. |
Subject |
Tales -- Palestine.
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Palestinian Arabs -- Folklore.
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Folk literature, Arabic -- Palestine -- Translations into English.
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Folklore -- Palestinos árabes.
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Indexed Term |
Palestinian Arab tales |
Subject |
Arabisch.
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Added Author |
Muhawi, Ibrahim, 1937-
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Kanāʻnah, Sharīf.
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ISBN |
0520058631 alkaline paper |
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9780520058637 alkaline paper |
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0520062922 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780520062924 paperback alkaline paper |
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