Romani and UK Traveller Peoples' Folk Tales
Robert Dawson (Hersteller)
978-1-903418-97-0 (ISBN)
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This booklet looks at types, themes and outcomes of over 700 traditional stories told largely by Romanies and heard in most European countries, West and East; North Africa; the Middle East; the Americas and Canada, plus a small number of linked Scottish Traveller tales.
It seeks patterns in the constituents of these tales and the consequent reason for telling the stories. Inevitably, a high proportion reflect the every-day life of the narrators, the story heroes having dangers, disadvantages and challenges and their way of dealing with them. They teach the moral outlooks of the community, such as dealing with lack of needed items, use of skills and cleverness, honour, foolishness, love and many more..
The tales explain outcomes and how challenges can be overcome to achieve them, whether someone be at the mercy of tyrannical dragons, kings and nobles, step mothers, animals and the supernatural. The outcomes often involve justice, happiness, wealth, marriage and destiny – but also the opposites.
The way the same Romani tales occur with little difference from one country to another is observed. As a result of the Indian origins of Romani peoples, there are inevitably parallels with Indian tales, especially those in the Mahabharata. To what extent the tales were actually brought to Europe from India is not provable in this booklet.
Robert Dawson has written or published almost 100 books and booklets about Romanies and other Traditional Travellers and his experience goes back over 65 years. He has a particular specialism in their history and culture.
Introduction4
Definitions7
Method8
Analysis8
The Nature of Folk Tales9
Purposes of Folk Tales10
The Story Tellers11
Romanies as sources for gorjer tales13
Romanies as foxes in the stories13
The internationality of Romani tales16
Sexual Orientation17
Explanatory Notes18
Numbers of Tales Geographically19
Total numbers of tales in each type21
Types, Themes and Outcomes of Tales22
Explanation of types of tales24
Examples of Themes33
Examples of Outcomes65
“How” and “Why” Stories82
Other How and Why Stories92
The Indian Connection93
Appendices95
Bibliography110
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.2.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Alfredon |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 144 x 125 mm |
| Gewicht | 120 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-903418-97-6 / 1903418976 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-903418-97-0 / 9781903418970 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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