Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789392355332)

This book draws on the rich folklore of Turkey. Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales. Most of these stories are framed by the usual fairy tale apparatus. There are quests to win the hand of a princess, evil step-relations, talking animals, magical objects and transformations, simple (but brave) peasants, wizards and witches, dragons and dungeons, thousand-league journeys, and loveable fools. The majority of these stories contain encounters with Turkish supernatural beings. These are called 'Dews, ' known elsewhere in Islamic folklore as 'Devis, ' or 'Jin, ' Europeanized as 'Genie.' (Sometimes in this book, the Turkish Dew are also called 'Arabs!')

Author: Ignacz Kunos
ISBN-10: 9392355335
ISBN-13: 9789392355332
Publisher: Delhi Open Books
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2022
Pages: 334
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d