The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices
Miranda J. Morris
The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices - Leiden: Brill, 2021 - 2434 p., ill.; 24 cm. - The Oral Art Of Soqotra .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to the Songs and Poems--16 Humour--17 Derision, Anger, Abuse--18 Advice--19 Sayings of the Wise Men--20 Petitions and Thoughts on Death--21 Ritual Prayers--22 Songs and Poems from the `Other World'--23 Sorcery--24 Multi-Subject Poems--25 Poems of One Family--26 The Annual Poetry Challenge--27 Riddles-- 28 Temetil (Stories)--29A The Story of the `Eter ('εter) People--29B The Rahabhan Series--30 Two Poems from the Twenty-First Century
In the bilingual English-Arabic work, The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices, Miranda Morris, in collaboration with Soqoṭrans from all parts of the island, present over a thousand examples of poems and songs, prayers, lullabies, work-chants, messages in code, riddles, examples of community wisdom encapsulated in poetic couplets, and stories cenetred on a short poem or exchange of poems. These were documented by oral transmission directly to the scholar, or through recordings collected. They are presented in Soqoṭri (transcribed phonetically in Roman and in Arabic script), and in English and Arabic translation."--
9789004462991
Oral tradition--Yemen--Socotra.
Folk literature--Yemen--Socotra.
Folklore--Yemen--Socotra.
Soqotri language--Texts.
Soqotri language--Texts--Translations into English.
Soqotri language--Texts--Translations into Arabic.
Socotra (Yemen)--Social life and customs.
The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices - Leiden: Brill, 2021 - 2434 p., ill.; 24 cm. - The Oral Art Of Soqotra .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to the Songs and Poems--16 Humour--17 Derision, Anger, Abuse--18 Advice--19 Sayings of the Wise Men--20 Petitions and Thoughts on Death--21 Ritual Prayers--22 Songs and Poems from the `Other World'--23 Sorcery--24 Multi-Subject Poems--25 Poems of One Family--26 The Annual Poetry Challenge--27 Riddles-- 28 Temetil (Stories)--29A The Story of the `Eter ('εter) People--29B The Rahabhan Series--30 Two Poems from the Twenty-First Century
In the bilingual English-Arabic work, The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices, Miranda Morris, in collaboration with Soqoṭrans from all parts of the island, present over a thousand examples of poems and songs, prayers, lullabies, work-chants, messages in code, riddles, examples of community wisdom encapsulated in poetic couplets, and stories cenetred on a short poem or exchange of poems. These were documented by oral transmission directly to the scholar, or through recordings collected. They are presented in Soqoṭri (transcribed phonetically in Roman and in Arabic script), and in English and Arabic translation."--
9789004462991
Oral tradition--Yemen--Socotra.
Folk literature--Yemen--Socotra.
Folklore--Yemen--Socotra.
Soqotri language--Texts.
Soqotri language--Texts--Translations into English.
Soqotri language--Texts--Translations into Arabic.
Socotra (Yemen)--Social life and customs.