Tales Arab Women Tell - And the Behavioral Patterns They Portray

Tales Arab Women Tell is a cross-cultural examination, based on field data compiled by the author, of kinship and affinal relations as expressed in traditional folktales and other genres of lore. The gender factor and its impact on the form, structure, and contents of each item are explored in conjunction with the concepts of multiple role-playing, role transition, and role-strain.

About the author

Hasan M. El-Shamy, Professor of Folklore and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the Indiana University Folklore Institute/Bloomington, is the author of Folktales of Egypt and Folk Traditions of the Arab World: A Guide to Motif Classification. His work has received numerous honors including the Ford Foundation Social Science Research Award, the Chicago Folklore Prize, NEH Award, and Senior Fulbright Research Fellow.

Summary

An examination of kinship and affinal relations as expressed in traditional folktales and other genres of lore. It explores the gender factor and its impact on the form, structure, and contents of the various items in conjunction with the concepts of multiple role-playing, role transition, and role-strain.

Product details

• Authors: Hasan M El-Shamy, Hasan M. El-Shamy, El-Shamy Hasan M
• Assisted by: Hasan M. El-Shamy (Translation)
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780253335296
• ISBN: 978-0-253-33529-6
• No. of pages: 580
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 982 g
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories