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100 Armenian tales and their folkloristic relevance /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Villa, Susie Hoogasian (Compiler, Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1966.
Subjects:
Armenians > Folklore.
Tales > Armenia.
Arméniens > Folklore.
Contes > Arméniens.
Contes > Arménie.
Armenians
Tales
Armenia
Armenians > Folklore
Tales > Armenia
Folklore
Table of Contents:
  • I. Background for the Detroit Armenian Folktales
  • Folklore in the Metropolis
  • Delray and Its People
  • Armenia's Past: A Brief Survey
  • The Oral Tradition
  • II. The Armenian Folktale
  • Published Collections of Armenian Folktales
  • The Detroit Collection
  • Story Distribution
  • Parallels in Other Collections
  • Kinds of Stories
  • General Characteristics
  • Motifs
  • III. The Folktales
  • Märchen
  • The Ogre's Soul
  • Nourie Hadig
  • The Fairy Child
  • Clever Daniel
  • The Giant-Slayer
  • Wisely Spent
  • The Seven Giant Brothers
  • Abo Beckeer
  • The Giantess Leader
  • The Miller and the Fox
  • The Work of the Genii
  • The Magic Bird-Heart
  • The Magic Figs
  • The Magic Horse
  • The Huntsman
  • The Dreamer and His Dream
  • The Patient Suitor
  • The Country of the Beautiful Gardens
  • The Riddles
  • The Magic Ring
  • Hagop's Wish
  • The Monster's Hairs
  • The Turtle Skin
  • The Golden Box
  • The Magic Box
  • The King of Snakes
  • The Nine-Seeded Apple
  • Tanzara and Dyeer
  • Mundig
  • Cinderella
  • The Golden-Haired Twins
  • The Story of Mariam
  • Yeghnig Aghpar
  • The World Below
  • The Son of the Gray Horse
  • The Helpful Spirit
  • Ludwig and Iskander
  • Buzz-Buzz Aunty
  • The Halva-Maker
  • Tushchoon Eigna
  • Moralistic Tales
  • The Rich Boy and the Poor Boy
  • The Devoted Son
  • The Ditch-Digger Falls into His Own Ditch
  • Foretelling the Future
  • The Soul-Taking Angel
  • The Gold Piece
  • The Emperor's Lesson
  • Honor
  • Nature's Ways
  • The Shepherd's Dream
  • The Soul-Taker
  • There is Righteousness
  • The Test
  • The Ball of Gold
  • Anecdotes
  • A Treasure Hunt
  • The Curse
  • A Great Catch
  • One Way To Catch a Fish
  • What a Fish!
  • Saint Snakes
  • Humorous Tales
  • Fool's Luck
  • Ingratitude
  • Outwitting Giants
  • Vhy, Vhy, Vhy
  • Tales of Trickery and Wit
  • The Ashman's Money
  • The Clever Boy
  • The Dead Snake and the Young Wife
  • The Dilemma
  • It Happened in a Bath
  • Quick-Witted
  • Matching Wits
  • The Story of the Robbers
  • The Test of the Chicken
  • The Devil's Yallehr
  • Rooster-Brother
  • Anti-Feminine Tales
  • The Honorable Wife
  • The Rooster's Advice
  • The Talkative Wife
  • Today's Laughter, Tomorrow's Sadness
  • Sagas and Legends
  • Gohc Amu and the Tax Officials
  • Aryohn, Gullah
  • Gohc Amu and the Toot
  • Gohc Amu and the Running Water
  • Gohc Amu and the Matzoon
  • The Bear Husband
  • The Town of Stone
  • Retribution
  • The Old Fort
  • Under Suspicion
  • The Woman in Blue
  • The Prize Bull
  • The Sacred Sheet
  • The Servant in the Monastery
  • Cumulative Stories
  • From Bad to Worse
  • It Started with a Thorn
  • Munuck
  • Myths
  • Lochman Hehkeem
  • The Seven Stars
  • The Sunset Lad
  • IV. Comparative Studeis
  • Appendices
  • A. Narrator Sketches
  • B. Index of Motifs
  • C. Bibliography of Comparative Sources
  • D. Additional References.