Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster /
Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster /
collected and edited by Matilda Koén-Sarano ; translated from the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) by David Herman ; illustrations by Ezra Masch.
- 1st ed.
- Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2003.
- 1 online resource (vi, 290 pages) : illustrations
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Joha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. But as a literary figure he never dies. The nearly 300 stories in this lovely volume are from Sephardic oral literature and ethnic culture. They were told to Matilda Koen-Sarano in their original language, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), and documented over 21 years. From 17 countries, including the United States, they come together in this first-ever collection of Joh.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9780827610149 0827610149 1283805847 9781283805841
2002153401
Nasreddin Hoca.
Nasreddin, Hoca, active 13th century.
Nasreddin, Hoca, active 13th century --Folklore.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Folklore & Mythology.
Humoreske
Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character)
Electronic books.
Englisch.
Juden.
Folklore.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
PN6231.N27 / F65 2003eb
398.2/089/924
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Joha has Janus's double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. But as a literary figure he never dies. The nearly 300 stories in this lovely volume are from Sephardic oral literature and ethnic culture. They were told to Matilda Koen-Sarano in their original language, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), and documented over 21 years. From 17 countries, including the United States, they come together in this first-ever collection of Joh.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9780827610149 0827610149 1283805847 9781283805841
2002153401
Nasreddin Hoca.
Nasreddin, Hoca, active 13th century.
Nasreddin, Hoca, active 13th century --Folklore.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Folklore & Mythology.
Humoreske
Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character)
Electronic books.
Englisch.
Juden.
Folklore.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
PN6231.N27 / F65 2003eb
398.2/089/924
