A quarterly specialized journal
The Message Of Folklore from Bahrain To The World

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The Oral Remains in the writing world: A study of the folktale in Sewah Oasis
Issue 10

This research pinpoints the issue of the transformation of the folktale; and it tries to answer the question what happens to the oral text in this age of...

When one notices ambition
Issue 41

Years ago, we were looking for a Bahraini driver with a high school certificate. We received applications from six candidates. I interviewed them, and chose...

About Some Forms of Consciousness of the Imaginary
Issue 8

This research paper argues that the science of philosophy mainly relied upon the ability to reason, thus ignoring, in different ways, other abilities of the...

Vladimir Propp and the methodology used to study folk culture
Issue 26

After Vladimir Propp proposed theoretical foundations for the study of the tale, he focused on exploring the tale’s historical roots in his study ‘...

Folk games in Egypt and the Arab world
Issue 19

Traditional folk games are passed down through the generations. As their spontaneity appeals to children and they meet children’s psychomotor needs, folk...

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lightning
Issue 15

Over many years, we advocated national culture, worked to arouse awareness in it and to highlight its great role within our generations. Many of our children...

The real or the synthetic ?
Issue 34

There are many stories about how pearls are formed. Some are very similar to scientific discoveries that explain the stages of a pearl’s formation. ...

Folk cultures and the new socio-anthropological paradigm: An epistemological approach
Issue 42

There is no doubt that the study of folk cultures from a socio-anthropological perspective has many epistemological imperatives. This is due to the elusiveness...

The Gift: Framework of Reference and Practice (Al-Daih Village in Bahrain as an Example)
Issue 8

This research paper tackles the topic of gift, it is an anthropological study of gift, symbolic or material, as a tool that strengthens the social...

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