The Fable of the Beetle in Contemporary Aramaic and Kurmanji

The fable of an insect and a mouse (or some other animal), who marry and embark on a life together, only to end in tragedy, is widely disseminated from the Mediterranean region to India. One version involving a beetle (Ṭuroyo keze, Kurmanji kêz) circulates throughout Anatolia and Iraq. The following...

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Authors: Häberl, Charles G. 1976- (Author) ; Loesov, Sergey 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-99
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Aramaic language / Arabic language / Fable / Beetle (Motif) / Kurmanjî
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B beast fables
B Neo-Aramaic
B Folklore
B Bilingualism
B Kurdish
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