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101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition

Ulrich Marzolph

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Against the methodological backdrop of historical and comparative folk narrative research, 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition surveys the history, dissemination, and characteristics of over one hundred narratives transmitted to Western tradition from or by the Middle Eastern Muslim literatures . For a tale to be included, Ulrich Marzolph considered two criteria: that the tale originates from or at least was transmitted by a Middle Eastern source, and that it was recorded from a Western narrator's oral performance in the course of the nineteenth or twentieth century. The rationale behind these restrictive definitions is predicated on Marzolph's main concern with the long-lasting effect that some of the Oriental narratives exercised in Western popular tradition-those tales that have withstood the test of time.

Marzolph focuses on the originally Oriental tales that became part and parcel of modern Western oral tradition. Since antiquity, the Orient constitutes the quintessential Other vis-�-vis the European cultures. While delineation against this Other served to define and reassure the Self, the Orient also constituted a constant source of fascination, attraction, and inspiration. Through oral retellings, numerous tales from Muslim tradition became an integral part of European oral and written tradition in the form of learned treatises, medieval sermons, late medieval fabliaux, early modern chapbooks, contemporary magazines, and more. In present times, when national narcissisms often acquire the status of strongholds delineating the Us against the Other, it is imperative to distinguish, document, visualize, and discuss the extent to which the West is not only indebted to the Muslim world but also shares common features with Muslim narrative tradition. 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition is an important contribution to this debate and a vital work for scholars, students, and readers of folklore and fairy tales.

Pages: 720

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Release: August 18, 2020

ISBN: 0814347738

ISBN 13: 9780814347737

101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition

Ulrich Marzolph

5/5 ( ratings)

Against the methodological backdrop of historical and comparative folk narrative research, 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition surveys the history, dissemination, and characteristics of over one hundred narratives transmitted to Western tradition from or by the Middle Eastern Muslim literatures . For a tale to be included, Ulrich Marzolph considered two criteria: that the tale originates from or at least was transmitted by a Middle Eastern source, and that it was recorded from a Western narrator's oral performance in the course of the nineteenth or twentieth century. The rationale behind these restrictive definitions is predicated on Marzolph's main concern with the long-lasting effect that some of the Oriental narratives exercised in Western popular tradition-those tales that have withstood the test of time.

Marzolph focuses on the originally Oriental tales that became part and parcel of modern Western oral tradition. Since antiquity, the Orient constitutes the quintessential Other vis-�-vis the European cultures. While delineation against this Other served to define and reassure the Self, the Orient also constituted a constant source of fascination, attraction, and inspiration. Through oral retellings, numerous tales from Muslim tradition became an integral part of European oral and written tradition in the form of learned treatises, medieval sermons, late medieval fabliaux, early modern chapbooks, contemporary magazines, and more. In present times, when national narcissisms often acquire the status of strongholds delineating the Us against the Other, it is imperative to distinguish, document, visualize, and discuss the extent to which the West is not only indebted to the Muslim world but also shares common features with Muslim narrative tradition. 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition is an important contribution to this debate and a vital work for scholars, students, and readers of folklore and fairy tales.

Pages: 720

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Release: August 18, 2020

ISBN: 0814347738

ISBN 13: 9780814347737

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