Ahmed Al-Rawi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

• PrefaceForeword, Thomas Roche and Erin Roche1. Popular Beliefs on Oman, Its Folklore, and Oral Tradition2. Omani Women, Supernatural Beliefs, and Myths in Folklore3. Omani Women’s StorytellingConclusionReferencesAppendix A: Tale Types, Motifs, and Occurrences in Omani FolktalesAppendix B: IllustrationsIndex

Oman’s Folklore, Popular Beliefs, and Women’s Oral Storytelling is a fascinating collection of tales that I read with great interest. Cinderella is alive and well in Omani women’s storytelling. And so are magicians, ogres, sorcerers, and evil stepmothers (and some stepfathers). Many of its motifs are reminiscent of famous stories in “The Thousand and One Nights” and “Sindbad.” Mapping oral traditions through the centuries is notoriously difficult. Here one may come face to face with elements that found their way into those monuments of world literature.

Ahmed Al-Rawi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

• PrefaceForeword, Thomas Roche and Erin Roche1. Popular Beliefs on Oman, Its Folklore, and Oral Tradition2. Omani Women, Supernatural Beliefs, and Myths in Folklore3. Omani Women’s StorytellingConclusionReferencesAppendix A: Tale Types, Motifs, and Occurrences in Omani FolktalesAppendix B: IllustrationsIndex

Oman’s Folklore, Popular Beliefs, and Women’s Oral Storytelling is a fascinating collection of tales that I read with great interest. Cinderella is alive and well in Omani women’s storytelling. And so are magicians, ogres, sorcerers, and evil stepmothers (and some stepfathers). Many of its motifs are reminiscent of famous stories in “The Thousand and One Nights” and “Sindbad.” Mapping oral traditions through the centuries is notoriously difficult. Here one may come face to face with elements that found their way into those monuments of world literature.

Ahmed Al-Rawi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

• PrefaceForeword, Thomas Roche and Erin Roche1. Popular Beliefs on Oman, Its Folklore, and Oral Tradition2. Omani Women, Supernatural Beliefs, and Myths in Folklore3. Omani Women’s StorytellingConclusionReferencesAppendix A: Tale Types, Motifs, and Occurrences in Omani FolktalesAppendix B: IllustrationsIndex

Oman’s Folklore, Popular Beliefs, and Women’s Oral Storytelling is a fascinating collection of tales that I read with great interest. Cinderella is alive and well in Omani women’s storytelling. And so are magicians, ogres, sorcerers, and evil stepmothers (and some stepfathers). Many of its motifs are reminiscent of famous stories in “The Thousand and One Nights” and “Sindbad.” Mapping oral traditions through the centuries is notoriously difficult. Here one may come face to face with elements that found their way into those monuments of world literature.