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

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Research into the problem of elite culture and folk culture: Teaching folk culture in Morocco
Issue 33

Before discussing the issue of folk culture and its relationship with the culture of the elite in Morocco, we must talk about the Western understanding and...

The portrayal of Muslims in Spanish proverbs and idioms
Issue 45

Spanish people have an image of Arabs and Muslims based on the historical connection between the two cultures. This image is reflected in folk heritage and...

Folk games in the works of Al-JaHidh
Issue 7

The searcher deals with the play as one of the activities of mind and muscle exercised by a human being since his first existence, and organized it in rules...

Rites of Passage and Morocco’s Zayan Tribes
Issue 51

Rituals are inherited ways of performing religious and social ceremonies at events such as births, aqīqah (the Islamic tradition of sacrificing an animal on...

Dialectic of the Popular and the Elite in Arab Culture: A Reading of Critical and Cultural Narrative Representation
Issue 23

In the era of the image and the emergence of satellite channels, it is essential to utilise Arab narratives and folktales. Many remarkable individual efforts -...

The method of documenting the folkloric material
Issue 7

The researcher sheds light on how to document the folkloric material by a scientific method, and what are the qualifications of an adequate method as in the...

Red Bricks in Al Jraif East in the Sudan
Issue 44

This paper is based on the results of field collection in the summer of 2009; in which the researcher recorded interviews with artisans. The researcher used...

The Culture of Shammakh Village in South Jordan
Issue 17

This research paper discusses some of the crafts that have been largely abandoned by village craftsmen; these crafts will be of cultural and artistic value if...

When man expresses himself through music: The example of the flute
Issue 36

People invented musical instruments as a way to express their hidden selves; instruments allow others to hear one’s voice.The flute may be the most...

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