- Paperback: 406 pages
- Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; Reprint edition (Oct 15 1982)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0226206254
- ISBN-13: 978-0226206257
- Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,398,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this book Hasan M. El-Shamy has gathered the first authentic new collection of modern Egyptian folk narratives to appear in nearly a century. El-Shamy's English translations of these orally presented stories not only preserve their spirit, but give Middle Eastern lore the scholarly attention it has long deserved.
"This collection of seventy recently collected Egyptian tales is a major contribution to African studies and to international distribution studies of folktales. In the face of the recent anthropological trend to use folkloric materials for extra-folkloric purposes, the preeminence of the text must be asserted once more, and these are obviously authentic, straightforwardly translated, fully documented as to date of collection and social category of informant, and for all that . . . readable."—Daniel J. Crowley, Research in African Literatures
"Western knowledge of virtually all facets of contemporary Egyptian culture, much less the roots of that culture, is woefully inadequate. By providing an interesting, varied, and readable collection of Egyptian folktales and offering clear and sensible accounts of their background and meaning, this book renders a valuable service indeed."—Kenneth J. Perkins, International Journal of Oral History
"This collection of seventy recently collected Egyptian tales is a major contribution to African studies and to international distribution studies of folktales. In the face of the recent anthropological trend to use folkloric materials for extra-folkloric purposes, the preeminence of the text must be asserted once more, and these are obviously authentic, straightforwardly translated, fully documented as to date of collection and social category of informant, and for all that . . . readable."—Daniel J. Crowley, Research in African Literatures
"Western knowledge of virtually all facets of contemporary Egyptian culture, much less the roots of that culture, is woefully inadequate. By providing an interesting, varied, and readable collection of Egyptian folktales and offering clear and sensible accounts of their background and meaning, this book renders a valuable service indeed."—Kenneth J. Perkins, International Journal of Oral History
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Taped in March 1969 from Ahmad 'Aumar, 46, from the village of Shattourah in southern Egypt. Read the first page
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excellent and unique, but could be more comprehensive, Aug 12 2006
By Bruce D. Wilner "Bruce David Wilner" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Folktales of Egypt (Paperback)
I stopped by on a dedicated hunt for a variety of anthropologic resources and couldn't believe that nobody had reviewed this fine work (I hope that doesn't mean that nobody has read it!). The stories range from Arabic classic archetypes to trickster stories (here attributed to Goha, who is quite the same as Hodja, Djuha, etc.) to modern Cairene "street tales." To whet the prospective reader's interest I will merely sketch the story of the modern youth whose girl friend is so upset over "losing" her virginity over and over again that rather than have her sewn up the third time it happens, he has the doctor install a zipper . . .
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Great Storytelling, Jun 20 2011
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This review is from: Folktales of Egypt (Paperback)
El Shamy recorded stories or various Egyptians and has written this book from the transcripts. The stories are fantastic and provide insight into Egyptian, Islamic, and Coptic history, culture, myth, and interaction. The story tellers can be visualized because sometimes El Shamy puts the motions of the story telling in parentheses, otherwise the context wouldn't make sense. The stories are short and I highly recommend them for a relaxing read any time.
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