The Hebrew Folktale

The Hebrew Folktale
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 594
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ISBN-10 : 0253002621
ISBN-13 : 9780253002624
Rating : 4/5 (624 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Hebrew Folktale by : Eli Yassif

Download or read book The Hebrew Folktale written by Eli Yassif and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most comprehensive account of its subject now available, this impressive study lives up to the encyclopedic promise of its title." -- Choice The Hebrew Folktale seeks to find and define the folk-elements of Jewish culture. Through the use of generic distinctions and definitions developed in folkloristics, Yassif describes the major trends -- structural, thematic, and functional -- of folk narrative in the central periods of Jewish culture.


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