Folktalesof Egypt
By: collected, translated, and edited, with Middle Eastern and African parallels, by Hasan M. El-Shamy ; foreword by Richard M. Dorson.
Contributors: Šāmı̄, Hasan M.
Series: Folktales of the world
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
Subjects: Tales -- Egypt.
Description: Tales, myths, legends, and modern humorous stories and jokes from Egypt are presented with explanation of their cultural context and discussion of their meaning.
Notes: Bibliography, p303-312. - Includes index.