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The fellāhīn of Upper EgyptBook 1927 • Blackman, Winifred S. (Winifred Susan)
Fellahin • Africa > Northern Africa
This volume is a general ethnography of the Fellahin of Upper Egypt. In general it is a very detailed and precise account. It is particularly rich on rites of passage, folk religion, technology and material culture, magic, beliefs about the soul, rit...The Karīn and Karīneharticle 1926 • Blackman, Winifred S. (Winifred Susan)
Fellahin • Africa > Northern Africa
This article deals with the belief in a 'double' (which is born with every human being) and its characteristics. Since a 'double' may cause the illness of a person or his children, there are various cures and precautions which are discussed. The auth...