Wit and Wisdom in Morocco (Routledge Revivals): A Study of Native Proverbs

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Routledge, Jan 30, 2015 - Social Science - 464 pages

First published in 1930, this is the final of Edward Westermarck’s trilogy of titles that explore the society, culture and customs of Morocco. Compiled from years of personal research and interviews conducted with local people, this collection of native proverbs addresses such cultural and ideological concepts as marriage and family, hospitality, goodness and arrogance, as well as sayings relating to certain periods, agriculture and weather. With a detailed introductory essay from Westermarck, this is a fascinating work that will provide invaluable insight for students and those with a general interest in Moroccan and North African history and anthropology.

 

Contents

INTRODUCTORY ESSAY
1
Proverbs that consist of one or more sentences conveying
7
sq Irony p
17
sq on words p 22 Rime pp 2427 Assonance pp 27
27
IV
42
interpretation of proverbs pp 4345 Different methods
48
upon national characteristics and may very frequently have
54
and peace p
63
HOSPITALITY
207
ROBBERY
216
RETRIBUTION AND FORGIVENESS
227
GOODNESS p sq 236 CARDINAL DUTIES
236
WRONGDOING pp 252254 GUILT
252
FALSEHOOD pp 264271 BOASTING
279
PRUDENCE pp 282289 INTELLECTUAL
289
MISCELLANEOUS PROVERBS
295

TRAVELLING
136
WORK
142
COMMERCE
166
SAYINGS RELATING TO CERTAIN PERIODS
301
INDEX
429
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