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The Hebrew Folktale in Premodern Morality Literature
Publication Date: November 2023
This innovative reframing of early modern Musar texts reveals a new history of Jewish folklore and a new way to read those texts.
Snake Sisters and Ghost Daughters
Publication Date: August 2023
Beyond the content of these individual stories, Wang ties these narratives together across time using cognitive literary criticism, especially affective narratology, to shed new light on the adaptation of literary and cultural texts and their sociopolitical contexts.
The Angel and the Cholent
Publication Date: October 2021
Readers, scholars, and students interested in folkloristic and anthropological foodway studies or Jewish cultural studies will delight in these tales and find the editorial commentary illuminating.
Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah
Publication Date: October 2021
Scholars interested in early Jewish history and comparative religions will find great value in this text.
The Power of a Tale
Publication Date: November 2019
Scholars and students interested in Jewish folklore and literature will appreciate this diverse collection as well as readers interested in Jewish and Israeli culture.
Things People Say about Detroit
Publication Date: November 2018
Through the awareness of these opinions, and remarks, the story of Detroit, its history, its ingenuity, and its contributions to the world are better understood and appreciated.
Field Recordings
Publication Date: March 2018
From poetry readers to poets, music fans to musicians, this collection will undoubtedly appeal to a wide audience.
On Jewish Folklore
Publication Date: February 2018
Patai investigated and recorded are the history and oral traditions of the now-vanished Marrano community of Meshhed, Iran; cultural change among the so-called Jewish Indians of Mexico; beliefs and customs in connection with birth, the rainbow, and the color blue; Jewish variants of the widespread custom of earth-eating; and the...
Without Bounds
Publication Date: December 2017
Human- and demon-bound, holy and impure, Jew and Muslim, old and young, Rabbi Ya'aqov Wazana dissolved the boundaries of the major social categories in Morocco and integrated them into his identity.
Cinderella Across Cultures
Publication Date: June 2016
Readers interested in the visual arts, in translation studies, or in popular culture, as well as a wider audience wishing to discover the tale anew will delight in this collection.
Giambattista Basile's the Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones
Publication Date: April 2016
This volume is vital reading for fairy-tale scholars and anyone interested in cultural history.
From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl
Publication Date: November 2015
Fairy-tale scholars and readers interested in issues of literary and artistic adaptation will enjoy this volume.
The Politics of Magic
Publication Date: June 2015
Shen's study will be significant reading for teachers and students of folklore studies and for scholars of German, Eastern European, cultural, film, media, and gender studies.
Erotic Infidelities
Publication Date: December 2014
Situated at the intersection of feminist, psychoanalytic, literary, and fairy-tale studies, readers interested in a variety of scholarly disciplines as well as scholars of Carter's tales will enjoy Lau's look at enduring questions of gender, sexuality, and desire.
Channeling Wonder
Publication Date: October 2014
Scholars of cultural studies, fairy-tale studies, folklore, and television studies will enjoy this first-of-its-kind volume.
Grimms' Tales Around the Globe
Publication Date: June 2014
Fairy-tale and folklore scholars as well as readers interested in literary history and translation will appreciate this enlightening volume.
Queer Enchantments
Publication Date: October 2013
Both film and fairy-tale studies scholars will enjoy Duggan's fresh look at the distinctive cinema of Jacques Demy.
Revisioning Red Riding Hood Around the World
Publication Date: January 2013
This unique anthology contributes to cross-cultural exchange and facilitates comparative study of the tale for readers interested in fairy-tale studies, cultural studies, and literary history.
Transgressive Tales
Publication Date: October 2012
Scholars of fairy-tale studies and gender and sexuality studies will enjoy this thought-provoking volume.
Critical and Creative Perspectives on Fairy Tales
Publication Date: April 2011
Critical and Creative Perspectives on Fairy Tales offers many insights into the workings of fiction and criticism that will appeal to fairy-tale scholars, literature scholars, and general readers interested in intertextuality and fairy tales.
Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale
Publication Date: June 2008
Students and teachers of fiction, folklore, and fairy-tale studies will appreciate this insightful volume.
The Heart Is a Mirror
Publication Date: January 2008
Jewish studies scholars, as well as those interested in folktale studies, will gain much from this fascinating and readable volume.
The Arabian Nights in Transnational Perspective
Publication Date: August 2007
In view of the tremendous impact of the Arabian Nights on Western creative imagination, this collection will appeal to literary scholars of many backgrounds.
Ex-Soviets in Israel
Publication Date: May 2007
Ex-Soviets in Israel will be of interest to scholars who work in Jewish and immigration studies, modern folklore, anthropology, and sociolinguistics.
The Arabian Nights Reader
Publication Date: September 2006
The research presented here not only deepens our insight into this great work but heightens our awareness of the powerful communal forces of transnational narrative.
Israeli Folk Narratives
Publication Date: September 2005
Anyone interested in folk stories and Israeli culture will be enlightened by this sensitive, thought-provoking book.
King Solomon and the Golden Fish
Publication Date: August 2004
These folktales remain a powerful link between modern-day Spanish Jews and the Hispano-Jewish legacy—this collection passes along that legacy and provides a source of the customs and values of Sephardic Jews.
Fairy Tales and Feminism
Publication Date: August 2004
Framed by a critical survey of feminist fairy-tale scholarship and an extensive bibliography-the most comprehensive listing of women-centered fairy-tale research ever assembled-Fairy Tales and Feminism is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of fairy tales and feminism.
Defining the Yiddish Nation
Publication Date: November 2003
Defining the Yiddish Nation will prove invaluable for scholars of Jewish studies and Yiddish folklore.
Pregnant Fictions
Publication Date: April 2003
In so doing they suggested new ways in which to envision women, knowledge, and power in both the public and the private spheres.
Cycles of Influence
Publication Date: March 2003
The arguments presented will interest not only folklorists and scholars of narrative but readers in fields ranging from comparative literature to feminist theory.
Myth and the Creative Process
Publication Date: January 2003
The intensity of Ayrton’s journey is conveyed in this beautifully produced volume comprising biography, critical analysis, historical context, and an annotated catalogue of the works, many appearing in color.
Angela Carter and the Fairy Tale
Publication Date: January 2001
It will serve as a useful reference point for other readers who wish to learn more about the fairy tales written by this dynamic author.
Arab Folktales from Palestine and Israel
Publication Date: May 1998
This collection as a whole presents a colorful slice of traditional Arab life, values, customs, attitudes, and sociocultural patterns.
Work Hard and You Shall Be Rewarded
Publication Date: December 1992
The humor of the materials pinpoints the ills and frustrations of modern society and becomes, in turn, an escape from them.
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing
Publication Date: June 1991
Dundes and Pagter clearly demonstrate the existence of folklore in the modern urban technological world and refute the notion that folklore reflects only the past.
Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder
Publication Date: June 1989
Dundes is of the opinion that the use of folkloristic data minimizes subjective bias in the study of national character, since unedited or uncensored, it constitutes a unique way of looking at a culture from the inside-out rather than from the outside-in, the more typical situation of an outside observer...
Italian Folktales in America
Publication Date: October 1988
The result is a work that greatly enriches our understanding of who told (and tells) märchen to whom, why and how they are told, and, perhaps most important, under what conditions.
