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The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan An Arab Folk Epic (Prota Book)
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The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan An Arab Folk Epic (Prota Book) Hardcover - 1996

by Jayyusi, Lena [Translator]; Norris, Harry [Introduction];


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Offers unusual perspectives on issues of gender, religion, race, and ethnicity, as woven into the art of an oral narrative. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuries during the Mamluk age, this book covers areas such as panoramas of heroic feats, magical escapades, bizarre landscapes and beings, brief or long-lasting love affairs, and more.

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The siras (Ar. plural siyar), Arabic for "folk-epic," "geste," or "romance," were composed in Middle Arabic during the Mamluk period, that is some time between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries.

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  • Title The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan An Arab Folk Epic (Prota Book)
  • Author Jayyusi, Lena [Translator]; Norris, Harry [Introduction];
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages xxvi, 308 p. 25 cm.
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, 596
  • Date July 1996
  • ISBN 9780253330345
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