Neo-Aramaic and Kurdish Folklore from Northern Iraq
| Autor: | Khan, Geoffrey, Mohammadirad, Masoud, Habeeb Hanna, Lourd, Molin, Dorota |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Al-Zebari, Eliya, Emmanuel, Aziz, Abraham, Salim |
| Jazyk: | English<br />Kurdish<br />Syriac |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
Aramaic-speaking Jews
Aramaic-speaking (‘Syriac’) Christians ethno-religious communities folklore narratives Kurdish Muslims North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Northern and Central Kurdish northern Iraq bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1F Asia::1FB Middle East::1FBQ Iraq bic Book Industry Communication::2 Language qualifiers::2B Indic East Indo-European & Dravidian languages::2BX Indo-Iranian languages::2BXK Kurdish bic Book Industry Communication::2 Language qualifiers::2C Afro-Asiatic languages::2CS Semitic languages::2CSA Aramaic bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics::CFF Historical & comparative linguistics bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics::CFP Translation & interpretation bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFH Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge::JFHF Folklore myths & legends |
| Druh dokumentu: | book |
| DOI: | 10.11647/OBP.0307 |
| Popis: | This comparative anthology showcases the rich and mutually intertwined folklore of three ethno-religious communities from northern Iraq: Aramaic-speaking (‘Syriac’) Christians, Kurdish Muslims and—to a lesser extent—Aramaic-speaking Jews. The first volume contains several introductory chapters on language, folkore motifs and narrative style, followed by samples of glossed texts in each language variety. The second volume is the anthology proper, presenting folklore narratives in several distinct varieties of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic and Northern and Central Kurdish. The stories are accompanied by English translations. The material includes different genres such as folktales, legends, fables and anecdotes, and is organised into seven thematic units. The folkloristic material of these three communities is shared to a large extent. The anthology is, therefore, a testament to the intimate and long-standing relations between these three ethno-religious communities—relations that existed in a multilingual environment centuries before the modern era of nationalism. |
| Databáze: | OAPEN Library |
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