In:
Journal of the American Oriental Society, American Oriental Society, Vol. 137, No. 4 ( 2021-12-16)
Abstract:
The Egyptian shadow play commonly known as ʿAlam wa-Taʿādīr tells the story of a Coptic monk whose daughter falls in love with a Muslim merchant. Since its initial discovery in the 1900s, this remarkable play has slipped into oblivion. This article presents a survey of earlier research, an outline of the layers of the composite text based on all known textual and visual testimonies, an analysis of the building blocks—themed zajal song-cycles—and a summary of the sole working script that features dialogue as well. These findings will hopefully form a solid foundation for future research into this work, which in many ways is representative of Egyptian shadow plays in the Ottoman and early modern times.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2169-2289
,
0003-0279
DOI:
10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.4
DOI:
10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.4.0785
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
American Oriental Society
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2065887-4
SSG:
6,24
SSG:
1
SSG:
6,23
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