Dan Ben-Amos (1934–2023)
Author of In Praise of the Baal Shem Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht), The Earliest Collection of Legends about the Founder of Hasidism
About the Author
Works by Dan Ben-Amos
In Praise of the Baal Shem Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht), The Earliest Collection of Legends about the Founder of Hasidism (1970) — Editor — 103 copies
Thrice Told Tales 1 copy
Associated Works
The European Folktale: Form and Nature (Folklore Studies in Translation) (1951) — Foreword — 79 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1934-09-03
- Date of death
- 2023-03-26
- Gender
- male
- Birthplace
- Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA)
Indiana University (MA, PhD) - Occupations
- folklorist
- Relationships
- Noy, Dov (teacher)
- Organizations
- University of Pennsylvania
American Folklore Society
Members
Reviews
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 326
- Popularity
- #72,687
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 24
- Languages
- 1
Each tale is introduced by a short paragraph devoted to themes and folkloric motifs, as well as worldwide variants - a feature that will be most welcome for the scholar. Many of the individual tales will be quite familiar to folktale enthusiasts such as myself, whether from other collections of Jewish lore, or from different traditions altogether. I have frequently encountered tales such as A Dispute in Sign Language or A Servant When He Reigns. I was delighted moreover, to run into The Span of Man's Life, which can also be found in The Moon in the Well, a collection of Macedonian tales I recently reviewed. Highly recommended to anyone with a love of folktales, or an interest in the diversity of folk traditions to be found in Israel.… (more)