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041	1		_aeng _hara
050	0	0	_aPJ7760.S5 _bA24 1996
090			_aPJ 7760 .S5 A24 1999
130	0		_aSirat Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan. _lEnglish. _kSelections. _972566
245	1	4	_aThe adventures of Sayf ben Dhi Yazan : _ban Arab folk epic / _ctranslation and narration by Lena Jayyusi ; introduction by Harry Norris.
260			_aBloomington, Ind. : _bIndiana University Press, _cc1996.
300			_axxvi, 308 p. ; _c25 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_aThe selections in this volume cover the first 500 pages of the authorized 4-volume Arabic ed. published in Cairo by Maktabat al-Jumhuriyah with no publication date.
500			_a"A PROTA book."
500			_aIncludes index.
520		0	_aOne of the most beautiful and fascinating medieval Arab-Islamic folk romances is presented in English for the first time. For contemporary readers, The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan offers unusual perspectives on issues of gender, religion, race, and ethnicity, as woven into the art of an oral narrative. Composed between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries during the Mamluk age, this folk romance is still cherished by storytellers in the Middle East. Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan was a historical figure, a sixth-century Arab king who ruled in Yemen before the rise of Islam. In the tale he is presented as a Muslim warrior; his exploits range across Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan, where his Muslim followers do battle with pagan peoples. Colorful panoramas of heroic feats, magical escapades, bizarre landscapes and beings, brief or long-lasting love affairs, sincere friendships, demonic hatreds, supernatural forces, and dark spells propel this sira - an Arabic romance in the grand tradition of The Thousand and One Nights.
700	1		_aJayyusi, Lena. _957525
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