8vo. 246 pp., of Arabic text with some English, [list & brief introduction of articles in English], b/w figures in text, title in English and Arabic, publisher’s original wrappers, lightly soiled, top corner of Arabic title page cut without loss to text, otherwise copy inside in very good condition, Monthly Magazine, No: 2 Vol. VIII, Issued by The Folklore Centre, Ministry of Information, Baghdad, 1977.

Synopsis

Some of this volume’s articles are:
Similarity between some symbols in the wedding rites and customs in the Arab countries and in Poland by Krystyna Skarzynska-Bohenska
Folklore and its influence on the preserve of the national character of the Palestinian people by Fuad Ibraheem Abbas
The Roman of Antara and orientalist studies by Najiyah Ghafil Al-Marrani
Folk musical instrument in Libya by Attiya Mirjan Abu Zir
The Arbian Nights in the Romanian Folk tradition by Nicolae Dobrisan
The role of oral tradition in establishing virtuous values by Talal Salim Al-Hadithi
The Moroccan Music by Mohammad Al Fassi
Traditional aspects in the Thousand and One Nights by Abdul Ghani Al-Mallah
The Morphology of the Folk Tales by Dawood Salman Al-Shwaili