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100 1 $aSerwer-Bernstein, Blanche,$d1920-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86052994
245 10 $aIn the tradition of Moses and Mohammed :$bJewish and Arab folktales /$cBlanche L. Serwer-Bernstein.
260 $aNorthvale, N.J. :$bJ. Aronson,$c1994.
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300 $axxx, 298 pages ;$c24 cm
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505 2 $aPt. I. Jewish Tales -- Old Tales from the Middle East and Later Tales from Europe -- Foreword / Dov Noy. Tales about Witches and Demons. 1. The Witches of Ascalon. 2. The King of the Demons and the Worm Shamir. Tales about Changes in Men. 3. The Merchant with Nothing to Sell. 4. The Wind and the Ant. 5. Ask a Foolish Question. Tales Hard to Believe. 6. The Mechanical Man of Prague. 7. The Borrower (Jewish Version). 8. Did the Tailor Have a Nightmare? Tales about Chelm, the City of Fools. 9. Who Am I? 10. Golden Shoes. 11. Let's Steal the Moon -- Folktales Told by Immigrants to Israel after World War II: Folk Festival in Sedot Mikhah -- Foreword / Dov Noy. The Ukraine. 12. Clothing the Moon. Russia. 13. Melodies. Iraq. 14. A Contest (Jewish Version). Turkey. 15. Settling Accounts. Kurdistan. 16. The Kind Midwife. Libya. 17. The Devil Outwitted. Germany. 18. Ishtar, the Morning Star. The Netherlands. 19. Azael versus King Solomon. Poland. 20. Getzel the Philosopher. Hungary. 21. The Power of Shoes.
505 0 $aEthiopia. 22. Animal Tales of the Falashim -- Pt. II. Arab Tales -- Folktales Told throughout the Arab World -- Foreword / Hasan El-Shamy. Tales about Changes in Men. 23. How Big Is Big? 24. Love in a Garden. 25. Miserliness Cured. 26. Boastfulness versus True Generosity. 27. The Folly of Jealousy. 28. The Prophet Who Was Not There. Tales of Humor and Entertainment. 29. Would You Like a Jinn on Your Back? 30. Djuha and His Donkey: A Medley of Five Tales. 31. Djuha Borrows a Pot (Arab Version). 32. The Beetle Who Wished to Get Married. 33. Three Sisters, the Prince, and the Magic Pot. 34. A Contest in Sign Language (Arab Version). 35. Total Confusion: Why Learn to Speak? A Kaleidoscope of Human Characteristics. 36. Cleverness: The Unbelievable Lie. 37. Foolishness: A Medley of Four Tales. 38. Integrity: Its Survival Despite Misfortune. 39. Friendship: Loyalty Transcends Death. 40. Wiliness and Cruelty: Son of Adam Outwits Animals.
520 $aA collection of Jewish and Arabian tales published together in one volume serves, says its author, as a "metaphor for the coexistence of Arabs and Jews." Dr. Blanche L. Serwer-Bernstein, a psychotherapist and former professor at Boston University, has selected forty Arabian and Jewish folktales that capture the imagination and represent the experiences and wisdom of the cultures out of which they have emerged.
520 8 $aThe two sets of stories in this book are different in many ways. The customs, humor, and countless details differ from one people to the next. Yet Jews and Arabs, whose imagination and creativity gave birth to these tales, share not only biblical roots but also a remarkable coexistence in Spain during a golden period from 700 to 1000 C.E.
520 8 $aThis collection is the result of extensive research at the Israel Folklore Archives and in libraries in Jerusalem and Haifa, as well as the New York Public Library and the library of Harvard University. Of the forty tales in this volume, twenty-two are Jewish tales and were taken from literary and oral sources.
520 8 $aThey include stories of witches and demons, tales of Chelm - legendary city of fools - and folktales told by post-World War II immigrants to Israel from Russia, Iraq, Kurdistan, Poland, Hungary, and elsewhere. The Arabian tales come from many corners of the Arab world and include tales about changes in men, tales of humor and entertainment, and stories that the author describes as reflecting a kaleidoscope of human characteristics.
520 8 $a. A volume that is educational, entertaining, and inspirational, In the Tradition of Moses and Mohammed is also a prayer, urging us to hope that one day Arab and Jew will live together as peacefully as these tales do.
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