The Neo-Aramaic Oral Heritage of the Jews of Zakho.

By: AloniContributor(s): , OzMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures SerPublisher: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2022Copyright date: �2022Description: 1 online resource (370 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781800643048Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Neo-Aramaic Oral Heritage of the Jews of ZakhoOnline resources: Wie greife ich auf das E-Book zu? | Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Proverbs -- Chapter 2: Enriched Biblical Narratives -- Chapter 3: A Folktale -- Closing Remarks -- References -- Index.
Summary: Aloni focuses on three genres of the Zakho community's oral heritage: the proverb, the enriched biblical narrative and the folktale. Each chapter draws on the author's own fieldwork among members of the Zakho community now living in Jerusalem. He examines the proverb in its performative context, the rewritten biblical narrative of Ruth, Naomi and King David, and a folktale with the unusual theme of magical gender transformation. Insightfully breaking down these examples with analysis drawn from a variety of conceptual fields, Aloni succeeds in his mission to put the speakers of the language and their culture on equal footing with their speech.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Proverbs -- Chapter 2: Enriched Biblical Narratives -- Chapter 3: A Folktale -- Closing Remarks -- References -- Index.

Aloni focuses on three genres of the Zakho community's oral heritage: the proverb, the enriched biblical narrative and the folktale. Each chapter draws on the author's own fieldwork among members of the Zakho community now living in Jerusalem. He examines the proverb in its performative context, the rewritten biblical narrative of Ruth, Naomi and King David, and a folktale with the unusual theme of magical gender transformation. Insightfully breaking down these examples with analysis drawn from a variety of conceptual fields, Aloni succeeds in his mission to put the speakers of the language and their culture on equal footing with their speech.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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