Title
A Fire In My Heart: Kurdish Tales (World Folklore Series)
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From A Culture Too Often Forgotten, Overlooked Or Even Oppressed; Here Are More Than 30 Tales, Representing All Regions Of Kurdistan And The Four Main Kurdish Dialectsfrom The Kurdish Cinderella Story And Animal Stories To Stories Based On Legendary Figures (E.G., Rustem Zalthe Kurdish Hercules)Organized By Theme And Type. Most Of These Stories Have Been Collected From Contemporary Kurdish Storytellers, With Others Translated And Adapted From Transcripts Of Oral Tellings And Small Tale Collections In The Kurdish Dialect. Background Information On The People, Their History, Their Land, And Their Customs Is Provided, Along With Color Photos, Maps, A Glossary, And Sample Recipes, Crafts, And Games. All Levels.The Largest Ethnic Group Without Their Own Nationstate, There Are An Estimated 3040 Million Kurds Living Throughout The World Today. The Majority Live In Kurdistan, A Region Stretching Over Parts Of Iraq, Iran, Turkey And Syria. As A Minority In These Countries, The Kurds Have Struggled For Independence Throughout History And Into Recent Times And Have Often Been Oppressed, Persecuted And Deported From Their Land. The Purpose Of This Volume Is To Introduce Readers To The Kurdish People, Their Cultural Traditions And Their Stories. This Unique Collection, The First Of Its Kind In English, Features Tales Collected Firsthand By The Author During Several Years Of Travel To The Kurdish Region Of Turkey. A Fire In My Heart Serves As A Reference And Program Resource For Educators And Librarians, Introducing Students And The Public To This Ancient Culture. The Book Is Especially Suited To Those Working With Middle Eastern Children And Their Families In The Us And Abroad. From The Kurdish Cinderella Story, Fatima, And Humorous Animal Tales To Stories Based On Legendary Figures, For Example The Herculean Rustem Zal, These Thirtythree Tales From The Varied Regions Of Kurdistan And The Four Major Dialects Are A Wonderful Resource For Storytellers, Folklorists And Scholars. After Seven Years Recording Kurdish Tellers And Traveling To Remote Mountain Villages The Author Provides A Valuable Collection Of Previously Unpublished Tales, Traditional Recipes And Games. The Book Is Augmented By Stories Translated And Adapted From Small Tale Collections In Kurdish, As Well As Rare Color Photos From Iraqikurdistan In 1955 And Recent Photos Of Village Life. Background Information On The Kurdish People, Their History, Land And Customs Is Provided. All Levels.
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