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Epic poetry, Arabic --- Epic poetry, Spanish --- Comparative literature --- Comparative literature --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism. --- Arabic and Spanish. --- Spanish and Arabic.

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An astonishingly rich oral epic that chronicles the early history of a Bedouin tribe, the Sirat Bani Hilal has been performed for almost a thousand years. In this ethnography of a contemporary community of professional poet-singers, Dwight F. Reynolds reveals how the epic tradition continues to provide a context for social interaction and commentary. Reynolds's account is based on performances in the northern Egyptian village in which he studied as an apprentice to a master epic-singer. Reynolds explains in detail the narrative structure of the Sirat Bani Hilal as well as the tradition of epic singing. He sees both living epic poets and fictional epic heroes as figures engaged in an ongoing dialogue with audiences concerning such vital issues as ethnicity, religious orientation, codes of behavior, gender roles, and social hierarchies.

Ethnology --- Epic poetry, Arabic --- Folklore --- Oral tradition --- Rites and ceremonies --- Anthropologie sociale et culturelle --- Poésie épique arabe --- Tradition orale --- Rites et cérémonies --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Sirat Bani Hilal. --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Social life and customs. --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Poésie épique arabe --- Rites et cérémonies --- Sīrat Banī Hilāl. --- History and criticism. --- Performance. --- Tradition, Oral --- Oral communication --- Oral history --- Folk beliefs --- Folk-lore --- Traditions --- Manners and customs --- Material culture --- Mythology --- Storytelling --- Arabic epic poetry --- Arabic poetry --- Sīrah al-Hilālīyah --- Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah --- Banī Hilāl epic --- Hilal saga --- Hilali epic --- Bani Hilal (Egypt) --- Epic poetry [Arabic ] --- Performance (Music, theatre, etc.) --- Social life and customs --- Ethnology - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Epic poetry, Arabic - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Folklore - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal - Performance. --- Oral tradition - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Rites and ceremonies - Egypt - Banåi Hilåal. --- Banåi Hilåal (Egypt) - Social life and customs. --- Folklore, myths & legends

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Epic poetry, Arabic --- Arabic fiction --- Epic literature, Arabic --- Women in literature. --- Literature and folklore --- Poésie épique arabe --- Roman arabe --- Littérature épique arabe --- Femmes dans la littérature --- Littérature et folklore --- History and criticism --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Poésie épique arabe --- Littérature épique arabe --- Femmes dans la littérature --- Littérature et folklore --- Arabic fiction. --- Epic literature, Arabic. --- Literature.

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The present collection of articles deals with the relation between the Arabic popular epic and 'official' historiography. The Arabic popular epic can be considered as popular history since it represents a way in which a large, but mainly illiterate audience perceives, conceptualizes and commemorates history. Using methods based in literary criticism, modern research has come up with new and refreshing approaches to study the historicity of the heroic literature. The contributors to this volume are all experts in the field of the Arabic popular epic. They examine which narrative structures popular epics share with historiography and how historical characters and events are fictionalized in order to create the story. Each contribution deals with a different epic, including Sirat 'Antar, Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan, al-Iskandar, al-Amira Dhat al-Himma, al-Zahir Baybars, Bani Hilal, and epics in the Thousand and One Nights. One so far rather unknown epic, the Sirat al-Hakim bi-Amrillah, is discussed here in detail for the first time.

Folk literature, Arabic --- Epic literature, Arabic --- Heroes in literature. --- Literature and folklore --- Littérature populaire arabe --- Littérature épique arabe --- Héros dans la littérature --- Littérature et folklore --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Heroes in literature --- History and criticism --- Academic collection --- Festschrift - Libri Amicorum --- Conferences - Meetings --- Littérature populaire arabe --- Littérature épique arabe --- Héros dans la littérature --- Littérature et folklore --- Folklore and literature --- Literature and folk-lore --- Folklore --- Arabic folk literature --- Arabic literature --- Arabic epic literature --- Folk literature [Arabic ] --- Congresses --- Epic poetry [Arabic ] --- Arab countries --- Folk literature, Arabic - History and criticism - Congresses --- Epic literature, Arabic - History and criticism - Congresses --- Heroes in literature - Congresses --- Literature and folklore - Arab countries - Congresses