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Types of the folktale in the Arab world : a demographically oriented tale-type index /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: El-Shamy, Hasan M., 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Tales > Arab countries > Classification.
Folk literature, Arabic > Themes, motives.
Table of Contents:
  • The Aarne-Thompson type index
  • Types of the folktales in the Arab world
  • Animal tales : 1-299
  • Ordinary folk-tales : 300-1199
  • Tales of magic : 300-749A
  • Religious tales : 750-849
  • Novelle (romantic tales) : 850-999
  • Tales of the stupid ogre : 1000-1199
  • Jokes and anecdotes : 1200-1999
  • Formula tales : 2000-2399
  • Unclassified tales : 2400-2499
  • Bibliography and other sources
  • Miscellaneous manuscripts
  • Archival materials
  • Public archives
  • Private archives
  • Register of Tale-types
  • List of changed tale-type numbers
  • Register of motifs
  • Index of authors and sources
  • Register of countries
  • Tale-type subject index.