When I attended folklore festivals and events several years ago, I had the opportunity to watch international folklore groups comprising performers of...

This critical analysis seeks to shed light on the characteristics of imaginary and symbolic anthropology and legends through contemporary cultural studies. In...

This study reviews the Ministry of Heritage and Culture’s efforts to preserve intangible cultural heritage in the Sultanate of Oman through focusing on...

The story of ‘Hayy ibn Yaqdhan’, written by the Andalusian writer, physician and philosopher Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Tufail, is one of the most...

Folklore texts are characterised by the flexibility with which they can be re-interpreted based on the symbols they reference. Due to this flexibility, these...

Games for children and adults have always been part of Islamic civilisation; they arise naturally from a society’s different activities. These games were...

This study includes the following points: 1) The study proves that the dancing and singing of Jubi is a Persian art form that made its way to Iraq through the...

This paper is an attempt to collect ancient texts with references to the music of an instrument that emerged in Andalusia before finding its way to Morocco and...

This paper is based on the results of field collection in the summer of 2009; in which the researcher recorded interviews with artisans. The researcher used...

The Tunisian carpet, which is made of woven fabric or thick wool, is one of the most important applied arts in Tunisia. The carpets are handmade with yarn,...