A quarterly specialized journal
The Message Of Folklore from Bahrain To The World

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The Marriage System in Morocco: The Berber’s Bani Wrayn Tribes as an Example
Issue 9

The author wishes to illuminate the topic of marriage through an examination of its social function in general, and more specifically on its relationship to...

Collective Memory & Heritage
Issue 14

Formed of individuals’ memories, collective memory establishes the identity of a community and ensures its existence. The question is whether collective...

The Argumentative Function of Folk Proverbs in Narrative Discourse: The Example Of ‘Ladies of the Moon’ by Jokha Al-Harthy
Issue 59

This study examines the argumentative techniques that the narrator uses to change the recipients' beliefs and convey his message during the communication...

The Biography of the Bani Hilal in Oral and Written Traditions
Issue 43

Many researchers insist on distinguishing between myths and tales. However, one should differentiate between three concepts, although they are sometimes...

Research into popular games in Hît
Issue 27

The invention of a game is a process that involves combining rules, tactics and a desired result in the interests of fun. Games encourage social and...

Candles and their symbolic connotations at weddings and other occasions
Issue 60

Anthropology seeks to understand the implications and relationships of social phenomena by studying social structures in their various forms and activities as...

Adil Maqdish's Folk Art: An Artistic Approach to Tunisian and Arabic Folk Tales and Legends
Issue 47

The name of the artist Adil Maqdish is associated with folkloric art in its various manifestations. This art focused on women to communicate several feelings,...

Movement in Zar Rituals
Issue 13

All peoples have rituals that shed light on the human psyche and that employ symbolic systems such as language. Attempts to analyse ritual behaviour must take...

Folk dances in sea oases
Issue 39

Folk dance is influenced by geography and the environment. Its performance has often been determined by the type of work that people do. The performance...

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