Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoHow did the Jinn have a bad rep in the past but now they are "Genies" who pretty much have a great rep? What happened in between?message-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down12
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareHow did the Jinn have a bad rep in the past but now they are "Genies" who pretty much have a great rep? What happened in between?Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareYggstyle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoDisney is quite well known for reforging somewhat morbid and macabre tales into more palatable versions. If you haven’t I’d suggest looking into the brothers grimm (ideally not the movie.)
Disney is quite well known for reforging somewhat morbid and macabre tales into more palatable versions. If you haven’t I’d suggest looking into the brothers grimm (ideally not the movie.)