Episode 47 - TALES OF THE LANTERN with guest Dedra L. Stevenson

As beautifully performed and presented as it was, there is far more to the concept of the 'genie' than Disney's manic blue singing version in Aladdin. The genie is the Westernised version of the Jinn, the supernatural being from Islamic and Arabian mythology and lore. On this episode of the Folklore Podcast, host Mark Norman and researcher Tracey Norman are joined by Dedra Stevenson, an author from the UAE who draws on a lot of this folklore in her fiction writing. Dedra explains exactly what the Jinn are, and how they are a very real part of Muslim beliefs.

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To find out more about Dedra, please see her biog on our guest page here and visit her website here

The Tales of the Lantern audio presentation will be available to download from Sat 27 October.