Folk-lore of the Holy Land
Subtitle: Moslem, Christian and Jewish
Publisher: Duckworth
Published: 1907
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: SECTION I; title: CONCERNING THE CREATION AND DIVERS SAINTS AND MIRACLES; title: I. A Learned Moslem's Ideas on Cosmogony 5; title: 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.; title: II. Our Father Adam 9; title: 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; title: III. Noah and Og 13; title: 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.; title: IV. Job and his Family 17; title: Job. — His wife's] patience. — El Hakim Lokman identified with ASsop. — Account of a surgical operation.; title: V. Abraham, "The Friend of God" 22; title: 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.; title: VI. Lot and the Tree of the Cross 36; title: VII. The Last Hours of Aaron and Moses 39; title: Aaron's shrine on Mount Hor. — Legend concerning his death. — Different accounts of the death of Moees. — Legend of Moses' shepherd.; title: VIII. David and Solomon 44; title: David's piety. — Learns a trade. — His presumption and fall. — His remorse. — Solomon and the two birds. — The carob-tree. — Solomon's death.; title: IX. El Khudr 51; title: 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.; title: X. Simon the Just 62; title: His so-called tomb. — Biographical sketch. — Simon the Just and Ptolemy Philopator. — Simon and the Nasarite. — Rabbi Galanti and the great drought.; title: Notes 68; title: SECTION II; title: CONTAINING LEGENDS AND ANECDOTES POSSIBLY FOUNDED ON FACT; title: I. "Bab el KhalIl" or the Jaffa Gate 79; title: 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.; title: II. "Turbet Birket Mamilla" — Johha 83; title: 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.; title: III. "En Nebi DAud" 89; title: En Nebi Dafid and Ibn Faraj. — The dagger. — The Jewish washerwoman.; title: IV. "Bab el Asbat" 94; title: Traditional names. — The lions. — Sultan Selim's dream. — The Legend of the Bath-house of Bellas.; title: V. Detective Stories 99; title: Kolonimos. — Incident At house of a rabbi. — Two anecdotes of Ibrahim Pasha.; title: VI. Scraps or Unwritten History 105; title: 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.; title: VII. Judgements of Karakash 120; title: The weaver. — The red gown. — The miser.; title: VIII. The Saragossan Purim 124; title: IX. Sultan Mahmud's Autograph 126; title: X. A Wise Answer 127; title: Notes 129; title: SECTION III; title: STORIES AND ANECDOTES ILLUSTRATING SOCIAL IDEAS, SUPERSTITIONS, ETC.; title: I. Folks Gentle and Simple 141; title: Ahmad Almuttafakhir. — The two Wash. — The Emperor of China's pig.; title: II. The Secret or Success 147; title: III. Three Proverbs 153; title: Keep your legs stretched according to the length of your coverlet. — Moving a tent peg. — "Shfirfilfib."; title: IV. Moral Tales 161; title: Honourable old age. — Trust in Allah. — Benevolence. — Disinterestedness. — An upright judge. — The surety.; title: V. Azrael 176; title: His appointment — His son. — Francesco.; title: VI. The Underground Folk — our betters — The name or Allah be round about us! 188; title: 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.; title: VII. Nursery Tales 214; title: Ij beyneh. — Uhdeyddn. — Bluebeard. — Snowmaiden.; title: VIII. Satire 234; title: Invention of a shrine. — The patriarch. — A learned clergyman. — An almanac. — The fasting monk. — The endangered poultry. — The ill-used camels.; title: IX. About Woman 246; title: 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.; title: X. About Animals 261; title: The dog. — The cat. — The hyaena. — The fox. — The dib-dib. — The serpent; title: XI. About Plants 286; title: The olive. — The storax. — The sage. — The lotus and the tamarisk. — The tortoise herb.; title: XII. About Coffee 290; title: Its discovery — First uses. — Subject of religious controversy. — Customs among the desert Arabs. — Esh-Sheykhesh Shadhilly. — The Bedawi and the Memlek.; title: XIII. Some Magic Cures 297; title: Mtimmia. — Indfrlko. — Freskhra. — Charms. — Translation of a typical Kanii.; title: XIV. A Popular Calendar and some sayings 303; title: Notes 311