Dan Ben-Amos (1934–2023)
Autore di In Praise of the Baal Shem Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht), The Earliest Collection of Legends about the Founder of Hasidism
Sull'Autore
Opere di Dan Ben-Amos
In Praise of the Baal Shem Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht), The Earliest Collection of Legends about the Founder of Hasidism (1970) — A cura di — 103 copie
Folktales of the Jews v. 1, 2 1 copia
Thrice Told Tales 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1934-09-03
- Data di morte
- 2023-03-26
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di nascita
- Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
- Istruzione
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA)
Indiana University (MA, PhD) - Attività lavorative
- folklorist
- Relazioni
- Noy, Dov (teacher)
- Organizzazioni
- University of Pennsylvania
American Folklore Society
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 14
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 330
- Popolarità
- #71,937
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 24
- Lingue
- 1
Each tale is introduced by a short paragraph devoted to themes and folkloric motifs, as well as worldwide variants - a feature that will be most welcome for the scholar. Many of the individual tales will be quite familiar to folktale enthusiasts such as myself, whether from other collections of Jewish lore, or from different traditions altogether. I have frequently encountered tales such as A Dispute in Sign Language or A Servant When He Reigns. I was delighted moreover, to run into The Span of Man's Life, which can also be found in The Moon in the Well, a collection of Macedonian tales I recently reviewed. Highly recommended to anyone with a love of folktales, or an interest in the diversity of folk traditions to be found in Israel.… (altro)