TY - BOOK AU - Koén-Sarano,Matilda TI - Folktales of Joha, Jewish trickster SN - 9780827610149 AV - PN6231.N27 F65 2003eb U1 - 398.2/089/924 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Jewish Publication Society KW - Nasreddin KW - Nasreddin, KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Folklore & Mythology KW - bisacsh KW - Humoreske KW - gnd KW - Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character) KW - Electronic books KW - Englisch KW - swd KW - Juden KW - Folklore KW - fast KW - Electronic book N1 - Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343738 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=343738 ER -