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One Thousand and One Nights

8th–19th century · 8th century

One Thousand and One Nights grew over many centuries from Persian and Indian roots into a large and changing Arabic collection of tales, framed by Scheherazade's storytelling to save her life.

One Thousand and One Nights
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). One Thousand and One Nights. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/one-thousand-and-one-nights
MLA
“One Thousand and One Nights.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/one-thousand-and-one-nights. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “One Thousand and One Nights.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/one-thousand-and-one-nights.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘One Thousand and One Nights’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/one-thousand-and-one-nights (Accessed: ).

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