The "Sālfah" as a Narrative Genre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12026871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Ingham (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-5 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Folklore Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0385-2342 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1178449 |
| OpenAlex | W2465994713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The « Arabian oral historical narrative » (sālfah) is examined with regard to subject matter, literary style (involvement of minors characters, introduction of detailed information, use of picturesque expressions and formulae), and language (Bedouin dialect by a skillful raconteur) and common physical gestures. A sālfah doesn't occur in a set canonical form and only the events occuring in it are received through tradition. The actual form of the narrative is recreated with each rendition and owes much to the skill of the narrator and his knowledge of the events. No specific register or vocabulary is involved
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · African history and culture analysis · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |