The influence of one thousand and one nights on Chinese folklore

Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Yang, Lei (2025) The influence of one thousand and one nights on Chinese folklore. I J A Z A R A B I : Journal of Arabic Learning, 8 (2). pp. 1114-1126. ISSN 2620-5912 E-ISSN 2620-5947

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Abstract

This study aims to examine the influence of One Thousand and One Nights on Chinese folk tales, with a focus on the literary and cultural relationship between the Arab and Chinese heritages during the Tang Dynasty period (700 CE–907 CE). The research problem arises from the scarcity of studies addressing this influence, especially in the literature of Chinese minorities impacted by One Thousand and One Nights. The study seeks to answer several key questions, including defining One Thousand and One Nights and Chinese folk tales, exploring how One Thousand and One Nights influenced this type of literature, and analyzing the objective and subjective factors that contributed to this influence, with particular attention to three Chinese folk tales influenced by One Thousand and One Nights. To achieve these objectives, the researcher employs two primary methodologies: the descriptive method, to illustrate the influence of three tales from One Thousand and One Nights on three Chinese folk tales by highlighting their content, and the analytical method, to examine the factors contributing to this influence and reveal the literary background of both Arab and Chinese traditions during that era .

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	One Thousand and One Nights; Chinese Folktales, Ethnic Han People; Minorities
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Arabic Language and Literature Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	PROF. DR. RAHMAH BT AHMAD H. OSMAN
Date Deposited:	25 Dec 2025 23:15
Last Modified:	25 Dec 2025 23:15
Queue Number:	2025-12-Q995
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/125950

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