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An astonishingly rich oral epic that chronicles the early history of a Bedouin tribe, the Sirat Bani Hilal has been performed for almost a thousand years. In this ethnography of a contemporary community of professional poet-singers, Dwight F. Reynolds reveals how the epic tradition continues to provide a context for social interaction and commentary. Reynolds's account is based on performances in the northern Egyptian village in which he studied as an apprentice to a master epic-singer. Reynolds explains in detail the narrative structure of the Sirat Bani Hilal as well as the tradition of epic singing. He sees both living epic poets and fictional epic heroes as figures engaged in an ongoing dialogue with audiences concerning such vital issues as ethnicity, religious orientation, codes of behavior, gender roles, and social hierarchies.

Ethnology --- Epic poetry, Arabic --- Folklore --- Oral tradition --- Rites and ceremonies --- Anthropologie sociale et culturelle --- Poésie épique arabe --- Tradition orale --- Rites et cérémonies --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Sirat Bani Hilal. --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Social life and customs. --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Poésie épique arabe --- Rites et cérémonies --- Sīrat Banī Hilāl. --- History and criticism. --- Performance. --- Tradition, Oral --- Oral communication --- Oral history --- Folk beliefs --- Folk-lore --- Traditions --- Manners and customs --- Material culture --- Mythology --- Storytelling --- Arabic epic poetry --- Arabic poetry --- Sīrah al-Hilālīyah --- Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah --- Banī Hilāl epic --- Hilal saga --- Hilali epic --- Bani Hilal (Egypt) --- Epic poetry [Arabic ] --- Performance (Music, theatre, etc.) --- Social life and customs --- Ethnology - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Epic poetry, Arabic - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Folklore - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal - Performance. --- Oral tradition - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Rites and ceremonies - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Banåi Hilåal (Egypt) - Social life and customs. --- Folklore, myths & legends

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The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus is a critical account of the history of Andalusian music in Iberia from the Islamic conquest of 711 to the final expulsion of the Moriscos (Spanish Muslims converted to Christianity) in the early 17th century. This volume presents the documentation that has come down to us, accompanied by critical and detailed analyses of the sources written in Arabic, Old Catalan, Castilian, Hebrew, and Latin. It is also informed by research the author has conducted on modern Andalusian musical traditions in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. While the cultural achievements of medieval Muslim Spain have been the topic of a large number of scholarly and popular publications in recent decades, what may arguably be its most enduring contribution – music – has been almost entirely neglected. The overarching purpose of this work is to elucidate as clearly as possible the many different types of musical interactions that took place in medieval Iberia and the complexity of the various borrowings, adaptations, hybridizations, and appropriations involved.

<> Andalus --- Musik. --- Musikhandschrift. --- Rezeption. --- Music --- Muslims --- Arabs --- Music. --- History and criticism --- Spanien. --- Spain. --- al- Andalus

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"The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus is a critical account of the history of Andalusian music in Iberia from the Islamic conquest of 711 to the final expulsion of the Moriscos (Spanish Muslims converted to Christianity) in the early 17th century. This volume presents the documentation that has come down to us, accompanied by critical and detailed analyses of the sources written in Arabic, Old Catalan, Castilian, Hebrew, and Latin. It is also informed by research the author has conducted on modern Andalusian musical traditions in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. While the cultural achievements of medieval Muslim Spain have been the topic of a large number of scholarly and popular publications in recent decades; what may arguably be its most enduring contribution - music - has been almost entirely neglected.The overarching purpose of this work is to elucidate as clearly as possible the many different types of musical interactions that took place in medieval Iberia and the complexity of the various borrowings, adaptations, hybridizations, and appropriations involved"--

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Dwight F. Reynolds brings together a collection of essays by leading international scholars to provide a comprehensive and accessible survey of modern Arab culture, from the early nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The chapters survey key issues necessary to any understanding of the modern Arab World: the role of the various forms of the Arabic language in modern culture and identity; the remarkable intellectual transformation undergone during the 'Nahda' or 'Arab Renaissance' of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the significant role played by ethnic and religious minorities, and the role of law and constitutions. Other chapters on poetry, narrative, theatre, cinema and television, art, architecture, humour, folklore, and food offer fresh perspectives and correct negative stereotypes that emerge from viewing Arab culture primarily through the lens of politics, terrorism, religion, and economics.

Civilization, Arab --- Arab countries --- Intellectual life --- Civilització àrab --- Vida intel·lectual --- Segle XIX-segle XXI --- Països àrabs

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Bestsellers and masterpieces: The changing medieval canon addresses the strange fact that, in both European and Middle Eastern medieval studies, those texts that we now study and teach as the most canonical representations of their era were in fact not popular or even widely read in their day. On the other hand, those texts that were popular, as evidenced by the extant manuscript record, are taught and studied with far less frequency. The book provides cross-cultural insight into both the literary tastes of the medieval period and the literary and political forces behind the creation of the 'modern canon' of medieval literature. --Manchester University Press