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   Was Aladdin inspired by a real person?

   • The rags-to-riches story of a street urchin named Aladdin who asks a genie in a lamp to make him a prince is a work of fantasy. And yet, some scholars say the central character could be partly inspired by a real person.

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   Is Aladdin based on a true story?

   • Galland’s Aladdin story is explicitly set in China, but the world it describes doesn’t seem to match up with the real place. “The characters live in a society defined by Muslim practices,” says Horta. “The very fact of a genie coming out of lamp means the story has been thoroughly Arabized.” (Genie, or jinni, mythology has its own long history .)

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   Do you know the story of Aladdin?

   • Surprising Myth Origins Photo: Courtesy of Disney. It probably goes without saying that you know the story of Aladdin — or, at least, you know the version that the 1992 Disney movie, Aladdin, made common cultural lore.

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   Was Aladdin a clever storyteller?

   • There is still no concrete evidence to prove this theory, but considering scholars have yet to source a version of Aladdin's story older than the one Diyab told, it seems likely that it was the invention of a very clever storyteller drawing from his own lived experiences.

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   May 23, 2019 · Despite the fantastical elements of the story, scholars now think the main character may actually be based on a real person’s real experiences. “Now a lot of new research being done about the...

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   May 24, 2019 · The Origin Story Of Aladdin Is Far Wilder Than You Know. Elena Nicolaou. May 24, 2019, 11:25 AM. Photo: Courtesy of Disney. It probably goes without saying that you know the story of Aladdin...

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   Feb 28, 2020 · There is still no concrete evidence to prove this theory, but considering scholars have yet to source a version of Aladdin's story older than the one Diyab told, it seems likely that it was the invention of a very clever storyteller drawing from his own lived experiences.

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   • Aladdin is only one of 1,001 tales. Aladdin is part of a centuries-old stories-within-a-story called The Thousand and One Nights (also called The Arabian Nights).
   • The Arabian Nights aren’t just from Arabia. Dating back as far as the 10th century A.D., these tales have origins in North African, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indian, and East Asian cultures.
   • Aladdin doesn’t come from Agrabah. In the both Galland’s text and Richard Burton’s popular 1885 English translation, Aladdin lives “in a city of the cities in China.”
   • Aladdin lives with his mom. Unlike the Disney films, Aladdin isn’t an orphaned "street rat" in The Arabian Nights. His father, a tailor, is dead, but his mother, a poor widow, still lives.

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   Aladdin, hero of one of the best-known stories in The Thousand and One Nights. The son of a deceased Chinese tailor and his poor widow, Aladdin is a lazy, careless boy who meets an African magician claiming to be his uncle. The magician brings Aladdin to the mouth of a cave and bids him enter and

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9. nerdist.com › article › aladdin-folklore-differencesHow Does ALADDIN Differ from the Folktale That Inspired It?

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   Jun 6, 2019 · by Rosie Knight. Jun 6 2019 • 10:12 AM. Aladdin has long been one of the most beloved animated Disney classics, and with the recent release of the live-action remake, the story is back in the...