Two Legends from Kashf al-Ghumma al-Djamiʿ li-Akhbar al-Umma

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Titre
Two Legends from Kashf al-Ghumma al-Djamiʿ li-Akhbar al-Umma
Date
2020
Résumé
The article deals with the two legends from the main traditional work on the history of Oman (18 c.). The first of the two legends relates the story of appearance of idolatry among human beings, while the second one is dedicated to the adoption of Islam by the people of Oman. The first legend is strongly bound to the written tradition, while the second one is obviously related to the Omanian folklore. The textual fragments that contain the legends are combined by passages belonging to different genres. Among them are to be noticed the remarks made by the Author of the work, which is the evidence of the transformation of the essential tradition, carried out by the Author.
Langue
rus
numéro
28
pages
105-122

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