{"product_id":"a-motif-index-of-the-thousand-and-one-nights-hardback-9780253348340","title":"A Motif Index of the Thousand and One Nights (Hardback) 9780253348340","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Motif Index of the Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHasan M. El-Shamy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253348340, Indiana University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e696 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 4.9 cm, 1.061 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a valuable reference for university libraries, large public libraries, and Arabic and Middle East study centers. . . . Recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Prof. Hasan M. el-Shamy has once again produced an authoritative work on Middle Eastern folklore . . . There exists a cultural chasm between the Middle East and the European West, and major literary works such as 'Alf laylah wa laylah are relatively unknown, or at best reduced to children's tales or Hollywood spectaculars. el-Shamy's A Motif Index of the Thousand and One Nights is not only valuable to the folklorist, but is an element in bridging the gap.Spring\/ Summer 2009\"—\u003ci\u003eWestern Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"El-Shamy's motif index will certainly be helpful for students of The Thousand and One Nights in finding their way through the ever-expanding corpus of material.124, 2011\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The wealth of information contained in [this] volume is impressive, and one can only wish that more studies of this kind will be undertaken on other narrative corpora of the Near and Middle East.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Near Eastern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1704 the French Orientalist Antoin Galland introduced to the Western world a translation of The Thousand and One Nights. Over the course of two subsequent centuries, numerous editions followed. Many of these, like Galland's, included texts of stories not found in the indigenous manuscripts of the Nights but selected by the European editors from other literary and oral collections of ordinary folktales and legends. Thus, the original work acquired a Western designation as The Arabian Nights, a title unknown among the masses in Arab lands. Now, three centuries later, original publication of The Thousand and One Nights is being celebrated with widespread, renewed interest in the work. Hasan El-Shamy's motif-index, based on an authentic folk edition of Alf laylah wa laylah, provides scholars of various fields accurate information about the content of this classic piece of Arabic folk tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations and Signs\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Data Presentation, Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e A. Mythological and Related Belief Motifs\u003cbr\u003e B. Animals\u003cbr\u003e C. Tabu\u003cbr\u003e D. Magic and Similar Supernatural Occurrences\u003cbr\u003e E. The Dead\u003cbr\u003e F. Marvels\u003cbr\u003e G. Ogres and Satan\u003cbr\u003e H. Tests\u003cbr\u003e J. The Wise and the Foolish\u003cbr\u003e K. Deceptions\u003cbr\u003e L. Reversal of Fortune\u003cbr\u003e M. Ordaining the Future\u003cbr\u003e N. Chance and Fate\u003cbr\u003e P. Society\u003cbr\u003e Q. Rewards and Punishments\u003cbr\u003e R. Captives and Fugitives\u003cbr\u003e S. Unnatural Cruelty\u003cbr\u003e T. Sex\u003cbr\u003e U. The Nature of Life\u003cbr\u003e V. Religion and Religious Services\u003cbr\u003e W. Traits of Character\u003cbr\u003e X. Humor\u003cbr\u003e Z. Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs\u003cbr\u003e Other References to Motifs\u003cbr\u003e Titles of Tales according to Burton's Translation (Nos. 1-169)\u003cbr\u003e Alphabetical Index of Motifs\u003cbr\u003e Register of Tale-types\u003cbr\u003e References to Tale-types\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Titles of Tales 170-262 in Burton's Translation\u003cbr\u003e General Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52526104215832,"sku":"9780253348340","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-motif-index-of-the-thousand-and-one-nights-hardback-9780253348340","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}