Pastoral Literature in Oral Kurdish Literature: A Case Study of Khavmirabad District of Mariwan

Folklore is an integral part of every nation’s literature, with a remarkable diversity in type and inclusion. A large part of this literature includes tales, legends, myths, songs, ballads, adages, riddles, and versified games transmitted orally from generation to generation over the centuries. All-important literary genres can be seen in folklore. One of these literary genres is Pastoral literature, which has been specially addressed by western scholars yet a new subject for analysis in the ...