Folklore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish

J. E. Hanauer

Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 2002 - Social Science - 280 pages

These entertaining folk tales from the Holy Land, an area that is home to Christianity, Islam and Judaism, have lovingly been gathered by a lifelong resident cleric of the region. Stories of the Creation, saints, and sinners tell of Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses, and other revered figures; anecdotes describe tribes, people, languages, and sites such as the Jaffa Gate at Jerusalem. Still others illustrate social ideas, superstitions, plant and animal lore, and magical cures. Filled with wit, wisdom, and humor, these beguiling narratives will be prized by students of Middle Eastern cultures and anyone interested in this legendary land.

Contents

• A LEARNED MOSLEMS IDEAS ON COSMOGONY: 3
• OUR FATHER ADAM: 9
• NOAH AND OG: 13
• JOB AND HIS FAMILY: 18
• ABRAHAM THE FRIEND OF GOD: 23
• LOT AND THE TREE OF THE CROSS: 34
• THE DEATHS OF AARON AND MOSES: 36
• DAVID AND SOLOMON: 40
• EL KHUDR: 46
• SIMON THE JUST: 54
• II: 59
• BAB EL KHALIL THE JAFFA GATE AT JERUSALEM: 61
• TURBET BIRKET MAMILLA JOHHA: 64
• EN NEBI DAUD: 69
• BAB EL ASBAT: 73
• DETECTIVE STORIES: 77
• SCRAPS OF UNWRITTEN HISTORY: 82
• JUDGMENTS OF KARAKASH: 93
• THE SARAGOSSAN PURIM: 97
• SULTAN MAHMUDS AUTOGRAPH: 99
• THE RIGHT ANSWER: 100
• III: 101
• FOLKS GENTLE AND SIMPLE: 103
• THE SECRET OF SUCCESS: 108
• ORIGIN OF THREE WELLKNOWN SAYINGS: 113
• MORAL TALES: 119
• THE ANGEL OF DEATH: 130
• THE UNDERGROUND FOLKOUR BETTERSTHE NAME OF ALLAH BE ROUND ABOUT US: 140
• NURSERY TALES: 158
• SATIRE: 173
• ABOUT WOMAN: 182
• ABOUT ANIMALS: 193
• ABOUT PLANTS: 215
• ABOUT COFFEE: 218
• SOME MAGIC CURES: 223
• A POPULAR CALENDAR AND SOME SAYINGS: 228
• NOTES: 237
• GENERAL INDEX: 277

Bibliographic information

• Title: Folklore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish
• Author: J. E. Hanauer
• Edition: illustrated, unabridged, reprint
• Publisher: Courier Corporation, 2002
• ISBN: 0486424936, 9780486424934
• Length: 280 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Folklore & Mythology