University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
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Departmental Papers (NELC) Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC)
1992
Folklore in the Ancient Near East Folklore in the Ancient Near East
Dan Ben-Amos University of Pennsylvania, [email protected]
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Recommended Citation (OVERRIDE) Recommended Citation (OVERRIDE) Ben-Amos, D. (1992) Folklore in the Ancient Near East. In The Anchor Bible Dictionary, volume 2, pp. 818-828. Yale University Press.
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Folklore in the Ancient Near East Folklore in the Ancient Near East
Abstract Abstract This article will examine how the concept of "folklore" has been applied to the literature of the ANE.
A. Terminology
B. Comparative Method
1. Comparison with Ancient Cultures
2. Comparison with Postbiblical Literatures
3. Comparison with Islamic Cultures in the Near East
4. Cross-cultural Comparison
5. Comparison of Forms
6. Morphological Studies
7. Poetic Comparison
C. Ethnographic Method
1. Themes and Figures
2. Genres
3. Transmission of Tradition
D. Folklore and the Biblical Text
Disciplines Disciplines Biblical Studies | Cultural History | Folklore | History of Religion | Jewish Studies | Near and Middle Eastern Studies | Oral History
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