King Solomon and the Golden Fish: Tales from the Sephardic Tradition Contributor(s): Koén-Sarano, Matilda (Editor), Haboucha, Reginetta (Commentaries by), Haboucha, Reginetta (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0814331661 ISBN-13: 9780814331668 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $51.47 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2004 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Social Science | Jewish Studies - History | Jewish - General |
Dewey: 398.208 |
LCCN: 2004013730 |
Series: Raphael Patai Jewish Folklore and Anthropology |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.36" W x 9.28" (1.63 lbs) 432 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Orality has been central to the transmission of Sephardic customs, wisdom, and values for centuries. Throughout the Middle Ages, Spanish Jews were known for their linguistic skills, and as translators and storytellers they were the main transmitters of Eastern/Islamic culture to the Christian world. Derived from a distinguished heritage, Judeo-Spanish storytelling has evolved over a five-hundred-year historical journey. Constant contact with the surrounding societies of the past and with modern Israeli influences, making it more universal than other Sephardic oral genres. Told in order to entertain but also to teach, Judeo-Spanish folktales convey timeless wisdom and a colorful depiction of Sephardic communities up to the first half of the twentieth century. |