Folklore

A compelling examination of the recuperation of eastern European culture in Israeli Hebrew-language literature.

A collection of food-focused folktales from the Israel Folktale Archives.

Fairy-tale texts and images that address contemporary issues in unsettling, intersectional, and wondrous ways.

A comprehensive exploration of the Middle Eastern roots of Western narrative tradition.

The Giant Ohl and Tiny Tim is an extraordinary discovery of a 1924 illustrated fairy-tale book by Christian Bärmann which will bring hope and joy to readers of all ages.

An ethnographic tapestry of personal and institutional narratives about Jerusalem’s social history.

The field notes of a pioneering folklorist who collected the songs, stories, and cultural history of Great Lakes sailors in the 1930s.

A unique selection of folk narratives of Moroccan Jews in Israel.

Analysis of the mermaid in Japanese and English fairy tales through the framework of pleasure.