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The Patriarchs of the Church of the East: Translated by Youel Baaba
The Patriarchs of the Church of the East Translated by Youel Baaba Author:Daniel Benjamin A collection of folktales from Iraq, dating from the 1930s, found in the archives of the famous English Lady E. S. Drower (1879-1972), who was novelist, folklorist, specialist on the Mandaeans, and writer of travel accounts. New tales edited by Jorunn Buckley form a second volume of Drower's Folktales. The stories-carrying recognizable Near Eas... more »tern folk-tale features-feature monsters and heroes, maidens and fairies and they give a vivid picture of a now extinct oral folktale tradition. This Gorgias Press edition includes previously unpublished tales in addition to those of the 1931 edition.« less