Romancing the Real : Folklore and Ethnographic Representation in North Africa / Sabra J. Webber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webber, Sabra J., Author.

Series:

Publications of the American Folklore Society. New Series (Unnumbered).

Publications of the American Folklore Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tales--Tunisia--Qulaybīyah.

Tales.

Oral tradition--Tunisia--Qulaybīyah.

Oral tradition.

Folklore--Africa, North.

Folklore.

Oral tradition--Africa, North.

Qulaybīyah (Tunisia)--History.

Qulaybīyah (Tunisia).

Qulaybīyah (Tunisia)--Social life and customs.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 293 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Romancing the Real, Sabra J. Webber argues that folklore--traditional aesthetic culture--is of central importance to the new ethnography.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Preface: The Presence of the Past or Romancing the Real

Notes on Transliteration and Performative Aspects of Narration

Introduction: Hikayat and Social “Structures of Feeling”

1. Kelibia in Space and Time

2. The Structure of Male Storytelling Events

3. Dramatis Personae: Walis, Dervishes, Heroes, and Clowns

4. In Defense of (Maghribi) Folklore

Final Remarks

Appendix: Transliterated Dialogues

References

Subject Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

9781512808254

1512808253

9780585172965

058517296X

OCLC:

979882559