Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales

This book draws on the rich folklore of Turkey. Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales. Most of these stories are framed by the usual fairy tale apparatus. There are quests to win the hand of a princess, evil step-relations, talking animals, magical objects and transformations, simple (but brave) peasants, wizards and witches, dragons and dungeons, thousand-league journeys, and loveable fools. The majority of these stories contain encounters with Turkish supernatural beings. These are called 'Dews, ' known elsewhere in Islamic folklore as 'Devis, ' or 'Jin, ' Europeanized as 'Genie.' (Sometimes in this book, the Turkish Dew are also called 'Arabs!')

• | Author: Ignacz Kunos
• | Publisher: Delhi Open Books
• | Publication Date: Jan 11, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 334 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 9392355335
• | ISBN-13: 9789392355332