2006-09-12 05:24:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jithu 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
No medieval Arabic source has been traced for the tale, which was incorporated into The Book of One Thousand and One Nights by its French translator, Antoine Galland, who heard it from a Syrian Christian storyteller from Aleppo.
Note that although it is considered an Arabic tale either because of its source, or because it was included in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, the characters in the story are neither Arabs nor Persians, but rather are from the far east.
The Far Eastern country in the story is an Islamic country, where most people are Muslims. There is no mention whatever of Buddhists or Confucians.
Everybody in this Far Eastern Country bears an Arabic name and its King seems much more like an Arab ruler than like an actual Chinese emperor. The Country of the tale was a mythic far-off place, definitely eastwards.
So he lived in a Middle Eastern country.
2006-09-12 07:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by Celse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a translation of Arabian Nights, at home, unfortunately. I can't recall if it specifically mentioned Persia (the modern day Iran) or not.
Also, while my mind likes to fill in blanks in memory, I don't want to flat out say if the book mentions Baghdad, which would put it in Iraq.
The fact that the books title mentions "1001 Arabian Nights" should eliminate Persia, since Persians are not ethnically Arabs. But I also don't know if the title is an Anglicanization of the original title, done because most of us, in the West, don't make the distinction between Persian and Arab.
To add to the confusionm, the book tells of a girl telling tales of characters having adventures in far off places, such as Sinbad, and Ali Baba.
I gotta go home and find my copy. You got me curious.
2006-09-12 13:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agraba
2006-09-12 12:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by skywalker 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Across the river in Jersey, why do you wanna know?
If you visit, you can never get back out - its a trap!!!
If you absolutely have to know, its in arabia,... What is now known as Iraq.
Well, that was before Iraq and Iran had their split a long long time ago.
cheers !!!
2006-09-12 13:14:18 · answer #4 · answered by somber_pieces 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jelly stone park
2006-09-12 12:30:24 · answer #5 · answered by Jack Keller 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm sure he never lived in my underwear,maybe he lived in Antartica or Arabia.
2006-09-12 12:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by Alex 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
in hell!! along with the other Disney movies!!!
BURN IN HELL DISNEY!!!
2006-09-12 12:36:05 · answer #7 · answered by drawmaster12 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋