Moroccan Myths and Legends
Title | Moroccan Myths and Legends PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 75 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN | 9781857142808 |
Moroccan Folktales
Title | Moroccan Folktales PDF eBook |
Author | Jilali El Koudia |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2018-02-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0815654448 |
Drawing on stories he heard as a boy from female relatives, Jilali El Koudia presents a cross section of utterly bewitching narratives. Filled with ghouls and fools, kind magic and wicked, eternal bonds and earthly wishes, these are mesmerizing stories to be savored, studied, or simply treasured. Varied genres include anecdotes, legends, and animal fables, and some tales bear strong resemblance to European counterparts, for example Aamar and his Sister (Hansel and Gretel) and Nunja and the White Dove (Cinderella). All capture the heart of Morroco and the soul of its people. In an enlightening introduction, El Koudia mourns the loss of the teller of tales in the marketplace, and he makes it clear that storytelling, born of memory and oral tradition, could vanish in the face of mass and electronic media.
Tales and Legends of Morocco
Title | Tales and Legends of Morocco PDF eBook |
Author | Élisa Chimenti |
Publisher | Astor-Honor Incorporated |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN |
Fairy Tales from the Other World
Title | Fairy Tales from the Other World PDF eBook |
Author | Badouh MOHAMED |
Publisher | |
Pages | 47 |
Release | 2021-04-17 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Stories booklet Consists of 48 pages containing 4 Fairy talesInteresting From the other world about myths and legends from the ancient Moroccan culture
The Last Storytellers
Title | The Last Storytellers PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Hamilton |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2011-05-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0857720155 |
Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers have gathered in the Jemaa el Fna, the legendary square of the city, to recount ancient folktales and fables to rapt audiences. But this unique chain of oral tradition that has passed seamlessly from generation to generation is teetering on the brink of extinction. The competing distractions of television, movies and the internet have drawn the crowds away from the storytellers and few have the desire to learn the stories and continue their legacy. Richard Hamilton has witnessed at first hand the death throes of this rich and captivating tradition and, in the labyrinth of the Marrakech medina, has tracked down the last few remaining storytellers, recording stories that are replete with the mysteries and beauty of the Maghreb.
The Rainbow Book of American Folk Tales and Legends
Title | The Rainbow Book of American Folk Tales and Legends PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Leach |
Publisher | |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1958 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN |
Tales from American folklore about bad men, ghosts, lies, and Native American tales.
Jewish Folktales from Morocco
Title | Jewish Folktales from Morocco PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Eliany |
Publisher | Sephardic and Mizrahi Studies |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9781793644657 |
This annotated collection of simple yet witty Jewish Moroccan folk tales presents the popular fictional hero Seha as both sage and clown, conveying deeply engrained Jewish values. The authors also provide socio-historical information that contextualizes the tales in the process of social change and modernization in Morocco.