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The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Oral Art Of SoqotraPublication details: Leiden: Brill, 2021Description: 2434 p., ill.; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789004462991
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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."--
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Books Books Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library Small Library - 0.06 D 1742 III (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available D 1742 III

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."--

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