Abstract
This article presents a critical review of Pashto proverb
scholarship, especially proverbs compilations. It reviews the
work of well-known foreign and local scholars on Pashto
proverbs andargues that while the large number of Pashto
proverb collections is encouraging, most of them lack
academic rigor. The article shows that most of the Pashto
proverbs collectors have simply listed proverbs without
providing contextual explanations; most of the authors have
failed to provide enough methodological details of how
proverbs were collected; and, while collection of proverbs
(Paremiography) is a well-established field, the analytical
study of Pashto proverbs (paremiology) need significant
attention from folklorists. Along with others, the article
particularly evaluates the two-volume “RuhiMataloona” of
Mohammad Nawaz Tair (1975-81) and points out a number of
shortcomings of the same. The article also provides a few
proposals for improving Pashto proverb collections and points
out new lines of research for those having academic interest in
Pashto proverbs.
Dr Noor Sanauddin. (2016) Pashto Proverb Collections: A Critical Chronology, Pashto, Volume 45, Issue 1.
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