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Folk-lore of the Holy Land

43 entries · 4 sections

by J. E. Hanauer

Start Reading Page Index Contents Introduction A Mohammedan Legend: Introductory And Apologetic

I. Saints, Sinners, and Miracles

I. A Learned Moslem's Ideas On Cosmogony II. Our Father Adam III. Noah and Og IV. Job and His Family V. Abraham, ''the Friend of God''VI. Lot and the Tree of the Cross VII. The Deaths of Moses and Aaron VIII. David and Solomon IX. El Khudr X. Simon The Just Notes

Legends and Anecdotes

I. Bâb El Khalìl, The Jaffa Gate at Jerusalem II. Turbet Birket Mamilla III. En Nebi Daûd IV. Bâb el Asbât V. Detective Stories VI. Scraps of Unwritten History VII. Judgements of Karakash VIII. The Saragossan Purim IX. Sultan Mahmûd's Autograph X. The Right Answer Notes

Ideas and Superstitions

I. Folks Gentle and Simple II. The Secret of Success III. Origin of Three Well-Known Sayings IV. Moral Tales V. The Angel of Death VI. The Underground Folk VII. Nursery Tales VIII. Satire IX. About Women X. About Animals XI. About Plants XII. About Coffee XIII. Some Magic Cures XIV. A Popular Calendar and Some Sayings Notes Translation of a Jewish Amulet