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Book Synopsis Folk Tales of the Maldives by : Xavier Romero-Frías
Download or read book Folk Tales of the Maldives written by Xavier Romero-Frías and published by Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends from the local oral tradition. These folk tales offer insights into the history, culture and beliefs of the people of the Maldives and into the world they live in.
Book Synopsis Folk Tales of the Maldives by : Romero Frias Xavier
Download or read book Folk Tales of the Maldives written by Romero Frias Xavier and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of 80 traditional short stories and legends from the vast Maldivian oral tradition - the first of its kind - offers a unique insight into the history, culture and beliefs of the Maldivians and into the world they live in. Of great interest not only to scholars but also would-be travellers. The Maldives are mainly known as an equatorial tourist paradise to the south of India but some will know the archipelago risks drowning owing to global warming. Far less is known about the people, who have occupied these islands for millennia but whose deep indigenous culture is today under threat from a multitude of external forces. This volume is a collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends selected from the large corpus of stories in the local oral tradition, and translated and illustrated by the author who is the foremost authority on the language and anthropology of the Maldives. These folk tales offer keen insights both into the history, culture and beliefs of the people of the Maldives and into the world they live in. The close relationship the Maldivians have with their environment is clear, likewise the syncretic nature of their Islamic faith, the tales bustling with spirits, sorcerers and monsters as well as local people, seabirds, etc. Would-be travellers to the Maldives will find this a unique insight into the real country behind the tourist brochures. For scholars, the folk tales and analytical material offer a wonderful literary/folklore resource as well as fresh perspectives on the effects of globalization.
Book Synopsis Folk Tales O F the Maldives by : Xavier Romero-Frias
Download or read book Folk Tales O F the Maldives written by Xavier Romero-Frias and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written with two groups of readers in mind. i trust that you belong to one or both of thes. First, you may be one of those people interested to learn more about the Maldives and with luck visit that beautiful country. The stories found here offer insights into the lives, culture and history of the Maldivians not found in any guidebook. Altematively, you may be a scientist - say, an anthropolo-gist, folklorist, linguist or Islande scholar. The technical in formation and introduction that follow were written with you in mind and the stories themselves are annotated to add to their meaning. Whichever type of reader you are, I hope that you enjoy reading this volume as much as i hâve done researching and writing it over the years. The stories in this book were compiled between 1979 and 2007. Many people helped me during the long process of collecting the texts over the years. In the end the stories were very useful, allowing me to understand and appreciate the language, customs, values and complex courtesy of the Maldives.--The Athor--
Book Synopsis The Maldive Islanders by : Xavier Romero-Frías
Download or read book The Maldive Islanders written by Xavier Romero-Frías and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Curious Tale of Mandogi's Ghost by : Sekihan Kin
Download or read book The Curious Tale of Mandogi's Ghost written by Sekihan Kin and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Curious Tale of Mandogi's Ghost incorporates Korean folk tales, ghost stories, and myth into a phenomenal depiction of epic tragedy. Written by a zainichi, a permanent resident of Japan who is not of Japanese ancestry, the novel tells the story of Mandogi, a young priest living on the island of Cheju-do. Mandogi becomes unwittingly involved in the Four-Three Incident of 1948, in which the South Korean government brutally suppressed an armed peasant uprising and purged Cheju-do of communist sympathizers. Although Mandogi is sentenced to death for his part in the riot, he survives (in a sense) to take revenge on his enemies and fully commit himself to the resistance. Mandogi's indeterminate, shapeshifting character is emblematic of Japanese colonialism's outsized impact on both ruler and ruled. A central work of postwar Japanese fiction, The Curious Tale of Mandogi's Ghost relates the trauma of a long-forgotten history and its indelible imprint on Japanese and Korean memory.
Book Synopsis A World Full of Nature Stories by : Angela McAllister
Download or read book A World Full of Nature Stories written by Angela McAllister and published by World Full Of. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 classic nature stories from Angela McAllister are brought to life with sumptuous illustrations from Hannah Bess Ross, making this an anthology to treasure for a lifetime and celebrating nature and getting outdoors.
Book Synopsis The Orchard Book of Magical Tales by : Margaret Mayo
Download or read book The Orchard Book of Magical Tales written by Margaret Mayo and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2009 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these 14 magical stories from around the world, you can read about the princess who climbs out of a lemon, the king who wants only to touch the moon, and the three golden apples which can bring a princess back to life.
Download or read book Stranger Magic written by Marina Warner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-03 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our foremost theorist of myth, fairytale, and folktale explores the magical realm of the imagination where carpets fly and genies grant prophetic wishes. Stranger Magic examines the profound impact of the Arabian Nights on the West, the progressive exoticization of magic, and the growing acceptance of myth and magic in contemporary experience.
Book Synopsis Interpreter of Maladies by : Jhumpa Lahiri
Download or read book Interpreter of Maladies written by Jhumpa Lahiri and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In nine stories imbued with the sensual details of Indian culture, Lahiri charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.
Book Synopsis Damir and the Hidden Atoll by : Hamdhaan A Ghani
Download or read book Damir and the Hidden Atoll written by Hamdhaan A Ghani and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could there really have been a mysterious tribe that had lived in the nearby uninhabited island centuries ago? Could all of them really have fled the island due to terrifying events? Or it could be one of the many folklores that Damir, Mala and Sarah had heard over the years about the many islands of the Maldives, where they live, or so they thought!Until the terrifying events in the folklore starts coming true. Can history be repeating itself?Follow Damir, Sarah and Mala as they embark on a journey across the Maldives to find answers - a journey that leads them to be locked in a race against time in millennia-old feud between the most powerful beings in existence and a race that was thought to have long since gone extinct in the world.Damir and the Hidden Atoll is a thrilling supernatural story that middle grade and young adults will love!
Book Synopsis Marshall Islands Legends and Stories by : Daniel A. Kelin
Download or read book Marshall Islands Legends and Stories written by Daniel A. Kelin and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preserving the qualities of oral storytelling - in fifty stories recorded from eighteen storytellers on eight islands and atolls - the tales in this collection relay the importance of traditional Marshallese values and customs. The collection includes profiles of the storytellers, a glossary, and a pronunciation guide.
Download or read book Lao Folktales written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Malaysian Fables, Folk Tales, and Legends by :
Download or read book Malaysian Fables, Folk Tales, and Legends written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Story of Myth by : Sarah Iles Johnston
Download or read book The Story of Myth written by Sarah Iles Johnston and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek myths have long been admired as beautiful, thrilling stories but dismissed as serious objects of belief. For centuries scholars have held that Greek epics, tragedies, and the other compelling works handed down to us obscure the “real” myths that supposedly inspired them. Instead of joining in this pursuit of hidden meanings, Sarah Iles Johnston argues that the very nature of myths as stories—as gripping tales starring vivid characters—enabled them to do their most important work: to create and sustain belief in the gods and heroes who formed the basis of Greek religion. By drawing on work in narratology, sociology, and folklore studies, and by comparing Greek myths not only to the myths of other cultures but also to fairy tales, ghost stories, fantasy works, modern novels, and television series, The Story of Myth reveals the subtle yet powerful ways in which these ancient Greek tales forged enduring bonds between their characters and their audiences, created coherent story-worlds, and made it possible to believe in extraordinary gods. Johnston captures what makes Greek myths distinctively Greek, but simultaneously brings these myths into a broader conversation about how the stories told by all cultures affect our shared view of the cosmos and the creatures who inhabit it.
Book Synopsis Vasilisa the Beautiful by : Irina Zheleznova
Download or read book Vasilisa the Beautiful written by Irina Zheleznova and published by . This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTSVasilisa the BeautifulTsarevich Ivan and Grey WolfThe two IvansFenist the FalconSister Alyonushka and Brother IvanushkaChestnut-GreyFather FrostGo I Know Not Where, Fetch I Know Not WhatLittle Girl and the Swan-GeeseThe Silver Saucer and the Rosy-Cheeked AppleEmelya and the PikeThe Frog TsarevnaWee Little HavroshechkaMarya Morevna the Lovely TsarevnaIvan - Young of Years, Old of WisdomThe Seven Simeons - Seven Brave Workingmen
Book Synopsis The Maldive Mystery by : Thor Heyerdahl
Download or read book The Maldive Mystery written by Thor Heyerdahl and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Truer Than True by : Holly Koteen Soulé
Download or read book Truer Than True written by Holly Koteen Soulé and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These twenty-six wonderful tales from around the world will bring joy and delight into the Waldorf kindergarten, and to all who love stories.
