Women in Palestinian Folk Tale

Authors

Mohammed Dawabsheh, Arab American UniversityFollow

Abstract

This paper examines the wemen are portrayed in the Palestinian folktales. Of special interest are the so-cial spiritual, psychological and sexual portrayal of women in the roles they assume: mother, sister, wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and fellow wife. It also investigates both the negative and positive mythical depictions of women in Palestinian folk tales. Later, the paper draws a comparison between this portrayal and the way women are featured in modern social and psychological science. Inspired by the relevant approaches, particularly the mythical ap-proach, the paper used the descriptive analytical approach.

Recommended Citation

Dawabsheh, Mohammed (2015) "Women in Palestinian Folk Tale," Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/aaup/vol1/iss1/6