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Untying the Knot: On Riddles and Other Enigmatic Modes
Galit Hasan-rokem
Untying the Knot: On Riddles and Other Enigmatic Modes
Galit Hasan-rokem
This collection contains 18 essays on the riddle - a genre of discourse found in almost every human culture. The authors seek to understand the expressive power of the riddle and the cultural logic of its particular uses. They also scrutinize its logical structure and linguistic strategies.
340 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 23, 1997 |
ISBN13 | 9780195108569 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 344 |
Dimensions | 229 × 150 × 23 mm · 518 g |
Editor | Hasan-Rokem, Galit (Professor of Folklore, Professor of Folklore) |
Editor | Shulman, David (Professor of Indian Studies and Comparative Religion, Professor of Indian Studies and Comparative Religion, both of Hebrew University of Jerusalem) |
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