Folk-lore of the Holy Land. Moslem, Christian and Jewish
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Folk-lore of the Holy Land. Moslem, Christian and Jewish
- Publication date
- 1907
- Usage
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Publisher
- London : Duckworth & co.
- Collection
- folkscanomy_miscellaneous; folkscanomy; additional_collections
- Language
- English
CONTENTS
SECTION I
CONCERNING THE CREATION AND DIVERS SAINTS AND MIRACLES
I. A Learned Moslem's Ideas on Cosmogony 5
The Tablet of Destiny, and the great fountain-pen. — The creation of water, of Allah's throne, of the atmosphere, of the great serpent, of the solid earth and the mountains, the "KM" range, and the seven seas and continents. — How the universe is upheld. — The cause of earthquakes and of eclipses. — How all these things became known.
II. Our Father Adam 9
Adam formed out of various kinds of dust. — Disobedience of Iblis. — Adam's first troubles. — "El Karineh," Lilith, or "El Brfisha." — Creation of Eve. — Iblis bribes the serpent, and thus gets back into Paradise. — Adam's forethought. — The fall of Man, and the ejection from Eden. — Increase and origin of various evil spirits. — Repentance of Adam and his reunion with Eve. — He is shown his posterity. — His great stature. — His death. — Place of Adam's burial
III. Noah and Og 13
Idris. — Birth and dwelling-plaoe of Noah. — The "NAkfls." — Opposition. —The Deluge. — Iblis gets into the Ark. — A donkey in Paradise. — Og. — Voyage of the Ark. — Noah's daughter and her supposed sisters. — Noah buried at Kerak.
IV. Job and his Family 17
Job. — His wife's] patience. — El Hakim Lokman identified with ASsop. — Account of a surgical operation.
V. Abraham, "The Friend of God" 22
Circumstances of his birth. — Impiety of Nimrftd. — The child's precocity. His longing for spiritual knowledge. — Destruction of Idols. — The furnace. — The flying-machine. — Death of Nimrfid. — Flight of Ibrahim. — His buildings. — The sheep-skin jacket. — Ibrahim's hospitality. — A false friend. — A churl. — Several customs attributed to Ibrahim. — His death. — He is still alive. — His posthumous protection of the Jews at Hebron.
VI. Lot and the Tree of the Cross 36
VII. The Last Hours of Aaron and Moses 39
Aaron's shrine on Mount Hor. — Legend concerning his death. — Different accounts of the death of Moees. — Legend of Moses' shepherd.
VIII. David and Solomon 44
David's piety. — Learns a trade. — His presumption and fall. — His remorse. — Solomon and the two birds. — The carob-tree. — Solomon's death.
IX. El Khudr 51
The fountain of youth. — Dhulkaraein and his companions. — El Khudr popularly identified with various saints. — His haunts and habits. — The insane asylum near the "Pools of Solomon." — The holy stone. — Other shrines. — Elijahs cave on Carmel. — An English doctor's story. — St George and the Dragon. — Elijah's Synagogue at Jerusalem. — El Khudr and Moees.
X. Simon the Just 62
His so-called tomb. — Biographical sketch. — Simon the Just and Ptolemy Philopator. — Simon and the Nasarite. — Rabbi Galanti and the great drought.
Notes 68
SECTION II
CONTAINING LEGENDS AND ANECDOTES POSSIBLY FOUNDED ON FACT
I. "Bab el KhalIl" or the Jaffa Gate 79
Origin of Name. — Antichrist. — Two cenotaphs. — Jeremiah and Nebuohadnessar. — El 'Osair. — An ass in Paradise. — El Edhemleh. — Rabbi Judah ha Levi — Mesusah at Jaffa Gate.
II. "Turbet Birket Mamilla" — Johha 83
Kubbet el 'Abd. — Legends. — Johha and his mother. — Johha and the donkeys. — Johha's peg. — The baby saucepan and the defunct cauldron. — Johha's neighbours.
III. "En Nebi DAud" 89
En Nebi Dafid and Ibn Faraj. — The dagger. — The Jewish washerwoman.
IV. "Bab el Asbat" 94
Traditional names. — The lions. — Sultan Selim's dream. — The Legend of the Bath-house of Bellas.
V. Detective Stories 99
Kolonimos. — Incident At house of a rabbi. — Two anecdotes of Ibrahim Pasha.
VI. Scraps or Unwritten History 105
Traces of the Essenes. — Female Recluses. — A Legend of El H&kim bi amr IUah. — The Avengers of Blood. — Massacre of Kurds at Hebron. — Faction-fights. — Massacre at Artass. — A petty despot.
VII. Judgements of Karakash 120
The weaver. — The red gown. — The miser.
VIII. The Saragossan Purim 124
IX. Sultan Mahmud's Autograph 126
X. A Wise Answer 127
Notes 129
SECTION III
STORIES AND ANECDOTES ILLUSTRATING SOCIAL IDEAS, SUPERSTITIONS, ETC.
I. Folks Gentle and Simple 141
Ahmad Almuttafakhir. — The two Wash. — The Emperor of China's pig.
II. The Secret or Success 147
III. Three Proverbs 153
Keep your legs stretched according to the length of your coverlet. — Moving a tent peg. — "Shfirfilfib."
IV. Moral Tales 161
Honourable old age. — Trust in Allah. — Benevolence. — Disinterestedness. — An upright judge. — The surety.
V. Azrael 176
His appointment — His son. — Francesco.
VI. The Underground Folk — our betters — The name or Allah be round about us! 188
Their creation, etc. — The name of Allah. — -Intercourse with human beings. — Mysterious thefts. — Khuneyfseh. — The abducted wife. — A shepherd's experience. — Experiences of a good woman. — Of a chieftain's son. — The frog. — The wedding procession.
VII. Nursery Tales 214
Ij beyneh. — Uhdeyddn. — Bluebeard. — Snowmaiden.
VIII. Satire 234
Invention of a shrine. — The patriarch. — A learned clergyman. — An almanac. — The fasting monk. — The endangered poultry. — The ill-used camels.
IX. About Woman 246
Treatment of a mother-in-law. — A cunning old woman. — The rebellious owl. — Stories told by a rebellious hoopoe. — The mourner. — The partners. — The merchant and the animals.
X. About Animals 261
The dog. — The cat. — The hyaena. — The fox. — The dib-dib. — The serpent
XI. About Plants 286
The olive. — The storax. — The sage. — The lotus and the tamarisk. — The tortoise herb.
XII. About Coffee 290
Its discovery — First uses. — Subject of religious controversy. — Customs among the desert Arabs. — Esh-Sheykhesh Shadhilly. — The Bedawi and the Memlek.
XIII. Some Magic Cures 297
Mtimmia. — Indfrlko. — Freskhra. — Charms. — Translation of a typical Kanii.
XIV. A Popular Calendar and some sayings 303
Notes 311
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"About one-third of the matter here presented has been published in America in another version, and the chapters on animal and plant-lore were originally contributed to the Palestine exploration fund quarterly statement."--p. xviii
Introduction.--Concerning the creation and divers saints and miracles.--Containing legends and anecdotes possibly founded on fact.--Stories and anecdotes illustrating social ideas, superstitions, etc
"About one-third of the matter here presented has been published in America in another version, and the chapters on animal and plant-lore were originally contributed to the Palestine exploration fund quarterly statement."--p. xviii
Introduction.--Concerning the creation and divers saints and miracles.--Containing legends and anecdotes possibly founded on fact.--Stories and anecdotes illustrating social ideas, superstitions, etc
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- FolkLoreOfTheHolyLand
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- ark:/13960/t6m08vj9x
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- 08002409
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- OL6993111M
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- OL25930085M
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- OL5483739W
- Pages
- 359
- Ppi
- 600
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- Worldcat (source edition)
- 1804769
- Year
- 1907
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