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Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster / collected and edited by Matilda Koen-Sarano ; translated from the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) by David Herman ; illustrations by Ezra Masch.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nasreddin, Hoca, active 13th century--Folklore.
- Nasreddin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Joha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. But as a literary figure he never dies. The nearly 300 stories in this lovely volume are from Sephardic oral literature and ethnic culture. They were told to Matilda Koen-Sarano in their original language, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), and documented over 21 years. From 17 countries, including the United States, they come together in this first-ever collection of Joh
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Myth of Laughter; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9; CHAPTER 10; CHAPTER 11; CHAPTER 12; CHAPTER 13; CHAPTER 14; CHAPTER 15; Narrators' Circle; Informants
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781283805841
- 1283805847
- 9780827610149
- 0827610149
- OCLC:
- 818820255
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