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Contents Preface 000 Acknowledgments 000 Part 1. The Characteristics of Ethnic Identity 1. Folk Literature as an Expression of Ethnic Identity 000 A. General Trends in the Study of Folk Literature 000 B. Segregation and Integration 000 C. The Linguistic Aspect 000 D. The Context of Narrative Performance 000 E. The World of the Tale 000 2. The Corpus of Tales 000 A. Sources 000 B. Methods of Documentation and Publication 000 3. The Correlation with Hebrew Sources 000 A. The Importance of Midrash Meam Loez in Jewish Culture 000 B. From Source to Adaptation: The Tale of the Weasel and the Well 000 4. The Connection to the Land of Origin 000 A. An Ambivalent Attitude toward Spain 000 B. Spain in Tales of Family Traditions: Don Luis de San Angel 000 C. Spain in Historical Legends 000 D. Spain in the Novella: The Wealthy Señor Miguel 000 E. Spain in the Fairy Tale: The Prince of Aragon 000 5. The Linkage to the Surrounding Culture 000 A. Tales from Salonika 000 B. Tales from Jerusalem 000 Part 2. Literary Genres 6. The Legend 000 A. Praise Legends 000 B. Historical Legends 000 C. Family Legends 7. Ethical Tales 000 A. Between Man and God 000 B. Among Humans 000 C. Between Humans and Demons 000 8. The Fairy Tale 000 A. The Various Types of Cinderella Tales 000 B. The Maiden Who Searches for a Spouse 000 9. The Novella 000 A. Stories of Love and Destiny 000 B. Stories of King Solomon 000 10. The Humorous Tale 000 A. Joa Stories 000 B. Gullibility and the Absurd in Tales of Makeda 000 C. Intergroup and Intragroup Conflicts 000 D. Anecdotes 000 Part 3. The Art of Storytelling 11. The Performance Art of the Storyteller 000 A. The Acting Modes of the Storyteller 000 B. The Performance Event of "The Pope¿s Three Questions" 000 12. The Audience as a Factor in Shaping the Story 000 A. Dream Tales in Jewish Culture 000 B. Dream Tales in the Sephardic Tradition 000 C. The Dreaming Tales of Miriam Raymond-Sarano 000 13. Circumstances of Time and Place 000 A. Comforting Mourners 000 B. An Israeli and a Palestinian 000 C. Teller, Story, Group 000 D. From Personal Experience to Story 000 Epilogue: Gaps and Bridges between Researcher and Storyteller 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Name Index 000 Subject Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Jews -- Spain -- Folklore.
Folklore -- Spain.
Spain -- Social life and customs.