The Hebrew folktale : history, genre, meaning /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yassif, Eli, 1946-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English Hebrew
Published:	Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©1999.
Series:	Folklore studies in translation.
Subjects:	Folk literature, Hebrew > History and criticism. Jewish folk literature > History and criticism. Tales > History and criticism. Jews > Folklore. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Folklore.
Online Access:	CONNECT

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Dan Ben-Amos
[ch.] 1. Introduction : Jewish culture and the Hebrew folktale
[ch.] 2. The biblical period : the folktale as sacred history
[ch.] 3. The second temple period: the casting of narrative patterns
[ch.] 4. The folktale in the Rabbinic period : between folk culture and Rabbinic literature
[ch.] 5. The Middle Ages : external perils and internal tensions
[ch.] 6. The later generations: the folktale in confrontation with a changing world
[pt.] A. The Hasidic story as folk literature
[pt.] B. Legends of the saints and Israeli society
[pt.] C. "Return to the faith" stories : rhetoric in a secular world.

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