{"product_id":"djeha-the-north-african-trickster-paperback","title":"Djeha, the North African Trickster - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChrista C. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDjeha--also known as Juha, Jeh'a, and Ch'ha, among many variations--is an iconic figure, the trickster hero of an oral folktale tradition that has existed for centuries. The famous Maghrebian prankster is a poor, cunning, and resourceful character that delights in immoral behavior. Orientalists Auguste Mouliéras (1855-1931) and René Basset (1855-1924) were among the first Frenchmen to collect and translate popular Berber folktales. Today, trickster folktales from Algeria's mountainous Kabylia region are not well known in the Anglophone world, even though they continue to be highly popular in France and in North Africa. \u003ci\u003eDjeha, the North African Trickster\u003c\/i\u003e is an annotated, critical translation of Auguste Mouliéras's folktale collection \u003ci\u003eLes Fourberies de Si Djeh'a\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in French in 1892. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume contains sixty tales and an in-depth introduction in which Christa C. Jones discusses jocular literature in Islam, the widespread oral folktale tradition linked to Djeha and his Turkish twin brother Nasreddin Hoca, and the impact of colonialism on the gathering and dissemination of the tales. The trickster is at the center of six themed chapters: \"Family and Kinship\"; \"Animal Tales\"; \"Faces, Places, or Daily Life in the Village\"; \"Foodways\"; \"The Intricacies of Hospitality: Beware of Friends and Foes!\"; and \"Religion, Death, and the Afterlife.\" Each chapter contains ten folktales preceded by a short introduction that contextualizes the pieces using historical, folkloristic, literary, and ethnographical sources. Ultimately, the book contributes to the preservation of an ancestral oral heritage, delivering this enduring character to new audiences.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChrista C. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of French at Utah State University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eCave Culture in Maghrebi Literature: Imagining Self and Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAlgerian Filmmaker Merzak Allouache\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Approaches to Teaching Folk and Fairy Tales, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWomen from the Maghreb\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156000772231,"sku":"9781496847058","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/673800a744b47cfeea6ed1f8f4a16fd8.webp?v=1733240314","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/djeha-the-north-african-trickster-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}