{"product_id":"101-middle-eastern-tales-and-their-impact-on-western-oral-tradition-paperback","title":"101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUlrich Marzolph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA comprehensive exploration of the Middle Eastern roots of Western narrative tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the methodological backdrop of historical and comparative folk narrative research, \u003ci\u003e101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the history, dissemination, and characteristics of over one hundred narratives transmitted to Western tradition from or by the Middle Eastern Muslim literatures (i.e., authored written works in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish). 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarzolph 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-à-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 \u003ci\u003efabliaux\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003e101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to this debate and a vital work for scholars, students, and readers of folklore and fairy tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUlrich Marzolph is a retired professor of Islamic Studies at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany. His field of expertise is the narrative culture of the Muslim world. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eRelief after Hardship: The Ottoman Turkish Model for the \u003c\/i\u003eThousand and One Days (Wayne State University Press, 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780865917216,"sku":"9780814347737","price":89.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf88892b4d471d81d4220b7aae9606bb.webp?v=1780539081","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/101-middle-eastern-tales-and-their-impact-on-western-oral-tradition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}