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Haunted springs and water demons in Palestinearticle 1922 • Kanʻān, Tawfīq
Palestinians • Middle East > Middle East
Upon the basis of a lifetime residence in the former Palestine, the author discusses one phase of demonology, that of haunted springs and water demons. The objective of the article is to answer how this belief in demonology is so well established in ...Mohammedan saints and sanctuaries in PalestineBook 1927 • Kanʻān, Tawfīq
Palestinians • Middle East > Middle East
This work is based on the author's personal observations of shrines and ceremonies, supplemented with material from recorded stories about the saints, verses sung by the people in honour of the saints, and a collection of amulets. There is extensive,...