Tales Arab Women Tell: And the Behavioral Patterns They Portray

By Hasan M. El-Shamy

Tales Arab Women Tell is a cross-cultural examination, based on field data compiled by the author, of kinship and affinal relations as expressed in traditional folktales and other genres of lore. The gender factor and its impact on the form, structure, and contents of each item are explored in conjunction with the concepts of multiple role-playing, role transition, and role-strain.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253335299
• ISBN13: 9780253335296
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher