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Folktales and Storytellers of Iran: Culture, Ethos and Identity
Erika Friedl
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Description for Folktales and Storytellers of Iran: Culture, Ethos and Identity
Hardback. The Folktales and Storytellers of Iran explores the key ideas of cultural identity, self-knowledge and understanding, and how these are represented and developed through a rich literary tradition of folklore and storytelling in what was for a long time an oral-based culture. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
What are the myths and stories that penetrate a society's everyday practices? What are the un-questioned 'truths' that hold the keys to understanding both the concept of self-perception and group identity? Here, Erika Friedl highlights the role of the fairytale and folklore in the creation, transmission and manipulation of regional and national identities. Having carried out anthropological research in Iran since 1965, Friedl is uniquely placed to analyse the ways in which the folklore and fairy tales - both the stories themselves and the telling of the stories - have an impact on the idea of what it means to ... Read more
What are the myths and stories that penetrate a society's everyday practices? What are the un-questioned 'truths' that hold the keys to understanding both the concept of self-perception and group identity? Here, Erika Friedl highlights the role of the fairytale and folklore in the creation, transmission and manipulation of regional and national identities. Having carried out anthropological research in Iran since 1965, Friedl is uniquely placed to analyse the ways in which the folklore and fairy tales - both the stories themselves and the telling of the stories - have an impact on the idea of what it means to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
International Library of Iranian Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780766690
SKU
V9781780766690
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About Erika Friedl
Erika Friedl is Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Reviews for Folktales and Storytellers of Iran: Culture, Ethos and Identity
'By using unique, creative, and pioneering methods of research, analysis, and presentation, she has done far more than any other anthropologist to uncover aspects of Persian culture... It is therefore not surprising to me that Erika Friedl's current work also breaks new ground. It combines disciplines: folklore, ethnography and literary analysis. Friedl has used more than 150 folktales for the ... Read more