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Pashtun tales : from the Pakistan-Afghan frontier / Aisha Ahmad and Roger Boase.
Van Pelt Library GR302.2.P85 A37 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ahmad, Aisha.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Afghanistans.
- Folklore.
- Pushtuns--Folklore.
- Pushtuns.
- Tales--Afghanistan.
- Tales.
- Afghanistan.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- 379 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Saqi, 2003.
- Summary:
- These oral tales were collected in the tribal areas on the Pakistan-Afghan frontier, a region described as the last free place on earth. With their blend of wit, fantasy, comedy, and romance, they reflect the Pashtun code of honor and way of life that are now seriously threatened by social changes and recent political events. Most of them, such as the epic tale of Hazrat Ali, have never been recorded before, and might otherwise have been lost forever. Some are recognizable as univeral types, such as a version of Androcles and the Lion and of the tale that provided Shakespeare with the plot of King Lear.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0863564380
- OCLC:
- 51000878
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