Index:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu
CONTENTS SECTION I CONCERNING THE CREATION AND DIVERS SAINTS AND MIRACLES
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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. 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 Brûsha.”—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-place of Noah.—The “Nakus.”—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 Aisop.—Account of a surgical operation. V. Abraham, “The Friend of God” 22 Circumstances of his birth.—Impiety of Nimrid.—The child’s precocity. His longing for spiritual knowledge.—Destruction of Idols. —The furnace.—The flying-machine. — Death of Nimrûd.—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.
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VI. Lot and the Tree of the Cross 36 VII. The Last Hours or Aaron and Moses 39 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 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.—Dhuw’lkarnein 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. —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 62 His so-called tomb.—Biographical sketch.—Simon the Just and Ptolemy Philopator.—Simon and the Nazarite.—Rabbi Galanti and the great drought. Notes 68 SECTION II CONTAINING LEGENDS AND ANECDOTES POSSIBLY FOUNDED ON FACT I. “Bab el Khalìl” or the Jaffa Gate 79 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. “Turset Braker 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 Neri Daud” 89 En Nebi Daud and Ibn Faraj.—The dagger.—The Jewish washerwoman. IV.“Bab el Asbât” 94 Traditional names.—The lions.—Sultan Selim’s dream.—The Legend of the Bath-house of Belkis. 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 Hakim bi amr Ilah.—The Avengers of Blood.—Massacre of Kurds at Hebron.—Faction-fights.—Massacre at Artass.—A petty despot. VII. Jupgements or Karakash 120 The weaver.—The red gown.—The miser. VIII. The Saragossan Purim 124 IX. Sutran 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 Wazirs.—Thepmaater of China’s pig. II. The Secret or Success 147 III. Three Proverbs 153 Keep your legs stretched eee to the length of your coverlet.—Moving a tent peg.—“‘ Shttrflttb.” IV. Moral Tales 161 Honourable old age.—Trust in Allah.—Benevolence.—Disinterestedness.—An upright judge.—The surety. x VI. VII. VIII. ~ IX. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. .AZRAEL.43:a:%! His appointment.—His son.—Francesco. Tus Unpercrounp FoLK—our BETTERS— THE NAME or ALLAH BE ROUND ABOUT Us!
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. Nursery TaLes . ; 2;:: Ijbeyneh.—Uhdeydtin.—Bluebeard.see iuactoae SaTIRE.:::‘ Invention of a shrine.—The patriarch.—A learned clergyman. —An almanac.—The fasting monk.—The endangered poultry. —The ill-used camels. AsoutWoman . 4 4 : 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. AsouTANIMALS. : : : F The dog.—The cat.—The hyzna,.—The fox.—The dib-dib, —The serpent. Asovut Puiants A 5 The olive.—The storax.—The sage.—The lotus and the tamarisk.—The tortoise herb. AsoutCoFFEE3;;::,4 Its discovery—First uses.—Subject of religious controversy. —Customs among the desert Arabs. — Hsh-Sheykh esh Shadhilly.—The Bedawi and the Memlak. SomeMaaicCurgs ‘ A S : : Mimmia. —Indtlko.—Fresktra.—Charms.—Translation of a typical Kanii. A Porutar CALENDAR AND SOME SAYINGS Notes PAGE 176 188 214 234 246 261 286 290 297 303 311 |
