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Women, Sex, and Marriage in Moroccan Proverbs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

Sheila K. Webster
Sheila K. Webster
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Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
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The study of proverbs has a long history. Collectors have come from many walks of life and their motives have been various, but foremost among them was the idea that the proverbs of a people would provide valuable clues about their character and culture and open paths of communication. While this notion is in part correct, the cultural portrait painted by proverbs may be fragmented, contradictory, or otherwise at variance with reality. Proverb collections, both old and new, can still constitute a fertile field for study, but must be regarded not as accurate renderings but rather as tantalizing shadows of the culture which spawned them.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , May 1982 , pp. 173 - 184
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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