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Seers, saints and sinners : the oral tradition of Upper Egypt /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wickett, Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Arabic
Language Notes:Tales in English translation with transliterations of Upper Egyptian pronunciation of Arabic in appendices.
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : 2012.
Subjects:
Tales > Egypt > Luxor.
Folklore > Egypt > Luxor.
Oral tradition > Egypt > Luxor.
Storytelling > Egypt > Luxor.
Egyptians > Egypt > Luxor > Folklore.
Copts > Luxor > Folklore.
Coptic Christian saints > Folklore.
Sīrat Banī Hilāl.
George, > Saint, > -303 > Folklore.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Folklore.
Folk poetry, Arabic > Criticism and interpretation.
Folk poetry, Arabic > Translations into English.
Description
Physical Description:xvi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-224) and index.
ISBN:9781780760537 (hbk.)
1780760531 (hbk.)