{"product_id":"arab-folklore-a-handbook-hardcover","title":"Arab Folklore: A Handbook - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDwight Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arab world is constantly in the news. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to Arab culture by surveying the folklore of the region. The volume defines and classifies different types of folklore and provides a wide range of examples and texts. It looks at the critical and scholarly response to Arab folklore and the place of Arab folklore in contemporary culture. Included are references to numerous print and electronic works for further reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Arab world is constantly in the news, and students and general readers need to become familiar with Arab culture. Central to any society are the beliefs and customs held dear by the people. In examining Arab folklore, this book provides a fundamental understanding of the ways of the Arab world. In doing so, it helps readers appreciate Arab culture and gain insight into one of the world's most politically and economically important regions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArab folklore is exotic to most students, and this volume begins by defining and classifying different folklore types. It then provides a wide range of examples and texts related to Arab folklore. It surveys the critical and scholarly response to Arab folklore and discusses the importance of Arab folklore to popular culture. The volume closes with a bibliography of print and electronic sources for further reading.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDwight F. Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eInterpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eHeroic Poets, Poetic Heroes: The Ethnography of Performance in an Arabic Oral Epic Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.29 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724219158591,"sku":"9780313333118","price":144.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/99b728efb29be463cfd426615be55e06.webp?v=1765101915","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/arab-folklore-a-handbook-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}