Fairy Tales
Michael Rosen talks to anthropologist Jamie Tehrani about how fairy tales travel the world, ever changing and evolving. He's traced their transmission across oral traditions.
Michael Rosen talks to anthropologist Jamie Tehrani about how fairy tales travel the world, ever changing and evolving. He鈥檚 traced their transmission across oral traditions: the kinds of plots, characters and motifs that endure. From the Iranian Prince Z膩l to Little Red Riding Hood's compelling Chinese cousin: The Tiger Grandmother.
Jamie Tehrani is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University.
Produced for 蘑菇短视频 Audio Bristol by Beth O'Dea, in partnership with the Open University
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