Sayyid Hamid Hurriez

Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique description and analysis of the domains and genres of UAE folklore, including folk customs and beliefs, traditional arts and crafts, folk dances, folk narratives and proverbs. Challenging the established meaning of folklife, this volume also deals with folklore in public life, in the mass media, in education and in politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9780700714131
• ISBN-10: 0700714138
• Artikelnr.: 21167840

Autorenporträt

Hurriez, Sayyid Hamid

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The United Arab Emirates
Chapter 2 The State of Folklore Studies and Research in the UAE
Chapter 3 Folklore in Private and Public Life
Chapter 4 Folklore and the State
Chapter 5 Folk Literature
Chapter 6 Folk Customs and Beliefs
Chapter 7 Folk Medicine
Chapter 8 Performing Folk Arts
Chapter 9 Material Culture
conclusion Conclusion