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Folklore of the Holy Land : Moslem, Christian, and Jewish / J.E. Hanauer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanauer, J. E. (James Edward), 1850-1938.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Palestine.
- Folklore.
- Legends--Palestine.
- Legends.
- Palestine--History--Miscellanea.
- Palestine.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 280 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2002.
- Summary:
- This collection of folk tales from the Holy Land, gathered by a life-long resident cleric of the region, not only reveals the past histories of places, tribes, peoples and languages, but also describes daily life and activities engaged in by the followers of three great religions. Here are legends concerning the Creation, saints, sinners, and miracles; tales that explain the causes of earthquakes and eclipses, Adam's first troubles, Noah and the deluge, as well as stories of Abraham, Lot, David and Solomon, St. George and the dragon, Elijah's synagogue at Jerusalem, the massacre of Kurds at Hebron and much else. Filled with wisdom, wit, and humor, these stories will be prized by students of middle eastern cultures and any-one interested in this legendary land.
- Contents:
- Section I Concerning the Creation and Divers Saints, Sinners and Miracles
- I. A Learned Moslem's Ideas on Cosmogony 3
- 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 "Kaf" 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
- A modern educated Moslem's views about the nature of prayer
- II. Our Father Adam 9
- Adam formed out of various kinds of dust
- Disobedience of Iblis
- Adam's first troubles
- "El-Karineh," Lilith, or "La-Brusha."
- 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
- The cause of human depravity
- III. Noah and Og 13
- Idris
- Birth and dwelling-place of Noah
- The "Nakus."
- Opposition
- The Saw
- The Deluge
- Iblis gets into the Ark
- A donkey in Paradise
- Og
- Voyage of the Ark
- Noah's daughter and her suitors
- Iblis and Noah's Vines
- Canaan's unfilial conduct
- Noah buried at Kerak
- IV. Job and his Family 18
- Job
- His wife's patience
- El Hakim Lokman identified with AEsop
- Accounts of a surgical operation
- V. Abraham, "The Friend of God" 23
- Circumstances of his birth
- Impiety of Nimrud
- The child's precocity
- His longing for spiritual knowledge
- Destruction of idols
- The furnace
- The flying-machine
- Death of Nimrud
- Flight of Ibrahim
- His buildings
- The sheep-skin jacket
- Ibrahim's hospitality
- A false friend
- A churl
- Several customs attributed to Ibrahim
- He is still alive
- His posthumous protection of the Jews at Hebron
- VI. Lot and the Tree of the Cross 34
- VII. The Deaths of Aaron and Moses 36
- Aaron's shrine on Mount Hor
- Legend concerning his death
- Different accounts of the death of Moses
- Legend of Moses' shepherd
- VIII. David and Solomon 40
- 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 46
- El Khudr popularly identified with Phinehas
- His haunts and habits
- The insane asylum near the "Pools of Solomon."
- The holy stone
- Other shrines
- Elijah's cave on Carmel
- An English doctor's story
- St. George and the Dragon
- Elijah's Synagogue at Jerusalem
- El Khudr and Moses
- X. Simon the Just 54
- His so-called tomb
- Biographical sketch
- Simon the Just and Ptolemy Philopator
- Simon and the Nazarite
- Rabbi Galanti and the great drought
- Section II Containing Legends and Anecdotes Possibly Founded on Fact
- I. Bab el Khalil, the Jaffa Gate at Jerusalem 61
- Origin of name
- Antichrist
- Two cenotaphs
- Jeremiah and Nebuchadnezzar
- El 'Ozair
- An ass in Paradise
- El Edhemieh
- Rabbi Judah ha Levi
- Mezuzah at Jaffa Gate
- II. Turbet Birket Mamilla: Johha 64
- 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 69
- En Nebi Daud and Ibn Faraj
- The dagger
- The Jewish washerwoman
- IV. Bab el Asbat 73
- Traditional names
- The lions
- Sultan Selim's dream
- The legend of the Bath-houses of Belkis
- V. Detective Stories 77
- Kolonimos
- Incident at house of Rabbi
- Two anecdotes of Ibrahim Pasha
- VI. Scraps of Unwritten History 82
- Traces of the Essenes
- Female recluses
- A legend of El Hakim bi amr Illah
- The Avengers of Blood
- Massacre of Kurds at Hebron
- Faction fights
- Massacre at Artass
- A petty despot
- VII. Judgments of Karakash 93
- The weaver
- The red gown
- The miser
- VIII. The Saragossan Purim 97
- IX. Sultan Mahmud's Autograph 99
- X. The Right Answer 100
- Section III Containing Stories and Anecdotes Illustrating Social Ideas, Superstitions, Animal and Plant Lore, Etc.
- I. Folks Gentle and Simple 103
- II. The Secret of Success 108
- III. Origin of Three Well-known Sayings 113
- IV. Moral Tales 119
- V. The Angel of Death 130
- VI. The Underground Folk
- Our Betters
- The Name of Allah be Round about us! 140
- VII. Nursery Tales 158
- VIII. Satire 173
- IX. About Woman 182
- X. About Animals 193
- XI. About Plants 215
- XII. About Coffee 218
- XIII. Some Magic Cures 223
- XIV. A Popular Calendar and some Sayings 228.
- Notes:
- Originally published: New and enl. ed. London : Sheldon Press, 1935.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0486424936
- OCLC:
- 50510983
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