Author: Hasan M. El-Shamy
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226206238
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
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
Folktales of Egypt
Author: Hasan M. El-Shamy
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226206238
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
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
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226206238
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
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
Well of Truth
Author:
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874838800
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
When Goat, Rooster, and Donkey decide to try their hand at farming, Donkey learns the price of being greedy and discovers that the truth will always come out.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874838800
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
When Goat, Rooster, and Donkey decide to try their hand at farming, Donkey learns the price of being greedy and discovers that the truth will always come out.
Tales of Ancient Egypt
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147519179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147519179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.
Egyptian and Sudanese Folk-tales
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A retelling of traditional tales from the Sudan and Egypt.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A retelling of traditional tales from the Sudan and Egypt.
Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt
Author: Gaston Maspero
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716626336
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Myths and legends from Ancient Egypt. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716626336
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Myths and legends from Ancient Egypt. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--
The Legends of the Pyramids
Author: Jason Colavito
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 1684351499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
* In the vein of the Prothero titles, which have sold well. * Well-researched book which traces the origins of popular myths surrounding the pyramids. * It examines Egypt from the point of view of pop culture and myth rather than academic history. * It is one of the first books to fully explore the influence of medieval Islam on modern myths of Egypt. * It connects stories from Classical Antiquity down to modern movies to show they are part of a continuous whole. * It includes discussion and translation of rare ancient and medieval texts almost never discussed in the West.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 1684351499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
* In the vein of the Prothero titles, which have sold well. * Well-researched book which traces the origins of popular myths surrounding the pyramids. * It examines Egypt from the point of view of pop culture and myth rather than academic history. * It is one of the first books to fully explore the influence of medieval Islam on modern myths of Egypt. * It connects stories from Classical Antiquity down to modern movies to show they are part of a continuous whole. * It includes discussion and translation of rare ancient and medieval texts almost never discussed in the West.
Ancient Egypt
Author: Marcia Williams
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076365308X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Retells nine tales of ancient Egypt, including the story of Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076365308X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Retells nine tales of ancient Egypt, including the story of Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain.
The Egyptian Cinderella
Author: Shirley Climo
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064432793
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064432793
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen.
Treasury of Greek Mythology
Author: Donna Jo Napoli
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426308442
Category : Mythology, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An introduction to some of the most prominent beings in the ancient Greek pantheon.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426308442
Category : Mythology, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An introduction to some of the most prominent beings in the ancient Greek pantheon.