ISBN:
9789004447356
Language:
English
,
Arabic
,
Semitic (Other)
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (2443 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1 The near and Middle East volume 151
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The oral art of Soqoṭra
Keywords:
Oral tradition
;
Folk literature
;
Folklore
;
Sokotri language Texts
;
Sokotri language Texts
;
Translations into English
;
Sokotri language Texts
;
Translations into Arabic
;
Socotra (Yemen) Social life and customs
;
Linguistics
Abstract:
"In the bilingual English-Arabic work, The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices, Miranda Morris, in collaboration with Soqoṭrans from all parts of the island, present over a thousand examples of poems and songs, prayers, lullabies, work-chants, messages in code, riddles, examples of community wisdom encapsulated in poetic couplets, and stories cenetred on a short poem or exchange of poems. These were documented by oral transmission directly to the scholars, or through recordings collected. They are presented in Soqoṭri (transcribed phonetically in Roman and in Arabic script), and in English and Arabic translation."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Text englisch und arabisch
DOI:
10.1163/9789004447356
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