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Institute of Punjabi & Cultural Studies, Punjab University, Lahore
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لوک کہانیاں:رہتل دیاں کہانیاں

  • Dr. Zaheer Hassan Wattoo/
  • Hafiz Muhammad Hamad Mushtaq/
  • Dr. Shabnam Ishaaq/
  • August 25, 2025
Folk Tales: Rehtal Diyan Kahaniyan
Keywords
Punjabi Folklore, Culture, Myth, Literature, Society.
Abstract

This study contends that folk stories emerge from and reflect actual practices, challenging anthropocentric and idealist interpretations. Folk stories are not stories about humans only. Rather than being human-centered and human-specific, these stories arise from the interactions of diverse beings, objects, and symbols that constitute the fabric of society. Crucially, folk stories underscore the entangled nature of sociality by emphasizing the agency of non-human actants, such as flutes, arrows, pitchers, and trees, alongside beings like horses, cows, buffaloes, and dogs. Together these shape and sustain stories and societies. Building on this perspective, this study further argues for the dynamic and non-fixed nature of culture and sociality.

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Wattoo, D. Z. H., Mushtaq, H. M. H., & Ishaaq, D. S. (2025). لوک کہانیاں:رہتل دیاں کہانیاں. پنجاب کلچر, 5(1), 25–36. http://punjabculture.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68e8a59edd8ff/page

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[1]D. Z. H. Wattoo, H. M. H. Mushtaq, and D. S. Ishaaq, “لوک کہانیاں:رہتل دیاں کہانیاں”, پنجاب کلچر, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 25–36, Aug. 2025, Accessed: May 09, 2026. [Online]. Available: http://punjabculture.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68e8a59edd8ff/page

            

                    
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Wattoo, Dr. Zaheer Hassan, et al. “لوک کہانیاں:رہتل دیاں کہانیاں”. پنجاب کلچر, vols. 5, no. 1, Aug. 2025, pp. 25–36, http://punjabculture.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68e8a59edd8ff/page.

            

                    
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Wattoo, Dr. Zaheer Hassan, Hafiz Muhammad Hamad Mushtaq, and Dr. Shabnam Ishaaq. “لوک کہانیاں:رہتل دیاں کہانیاں”. پنجاب کلچر 5, no. 1 (August 25, 2025): 25–36. Accessed May 9, 2026. http://punjabculture.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68e8a59edd8ff/page.

            

                    
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1.Wattoo DZH, Mushtaq HMH, Ishaaq DS. لوک کہانیاں:رہتل دیاں کہانیاں. پنجاب کلچر [Internet]. 2025 Aug. 25 [cited 2026 May 9];5(1):25–36. Available from: http://punjabculture.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68e8a59edd8ff/page

            

                    
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1.Wattoo DZH, Mushtaq HMH, Ishaaq DS. لوک کہانیاں:رہتل دیاں کہانیاں. پنجاب کلچر. 2025;5(1):25–36. Accessed May 9, 2026. http://punjabculture.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/68e8a59edd8ff/page

            

            






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