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Article: From Constantinople to Istanbul two sources on the historical folklore of a city.(Critical Essay)
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- Asian Folklore Studies
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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THIS PAPER EXPLORES the folklore of Istanbul at the end of the nineteenth century, based on two written sources, which are both out of print. One of these sources is in French, Folklore de Constantinople (Folklore of Constantinople), which was published in 1894 by Emile Henry Carnoy (1861-1930) and Jean Nicolaides (1841-1891). This book is available in the National Library in Ankara and in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. (1) The other source is in Turkish, and was first published in 1947 by Mehmet Halit Bayri (1896-1958) under the title of Istanbul Folkoru (Folklore of Istanbul). (2) This work is not easily accessible but does appear in used book stores called sahafs ...