Food, drink, and the trickster: a literary exploration of cultural themes and values in the Maqamat al-hamadhani

In this article, I examine the literal and metaphoric cultural themes and values in the Maqamat al-Hamadhani, a significant literary work in Arabic culture in the eleventh century a.d. I specifically focus on the ways in which the trickster protagonist in the stories uses food and drink to trick peo...

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Main Author: Hussam Abdullah Almujalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2382539