Folk Traditions of the Arab World : A Guide to Motif Classification

by Hasan M. El-Shamy

"This is an essential reference tool for all folklore and Arabic literature collections." -- Choice

"Hasan El-Shamy's work on folklore is absolutely outstanding, a monumental piece of scholarship." -- Digest of Middle East Studies

..". reflects superior scholarship. Preparing a motif-index of folk literature requires a special kind of scholar with depth in a cultural area and breadth in international folklore studies... El-Shamy, I am pleased to report, is one of them." -- Ronald Baker

This two-volume guide will be an important research tool in comparative folklore studies as well as in Arabic studies.

Genres: Nonfiction

560 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Professor of folklore, Department of Folklore and Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University.

Reviews

[Mike Ballantyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

An essential reference for typologists. Hasan's motif work shines through the gloom.