The Songs of Sidi Hammo Rendered Into English for the First Time (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Songs of Sidi Hammo Rendered Into English for the First Time Of all the talismans by which Moorish women ward off the perils of the Evil Eye, none is so cherished as the quaint ornament, in silver, which nearly every sister of Fadma wears upon her breast. As its name, Khoumsa, implies, its most salient virtue lies in its Five points; that number, in whatever form presented, being the most potent of protective agencies. But, as that great authority, Dr. Edvard Westermarck, has recently pointed out, there is something else. The five knobs, whether jewelled or in silver, are set in the form of a cross; and this symbol has had, from remote antiquity, a special virtue as well as varied occult suggestions. In Moorish folk-beliefs it means the dispersion, to the four corners of the earth, of any malign influence which has been directed against the heart, the centre of life, of the wearer. The Frontispiece This is a black and white reproduction of an illuminated MS. in Arabic writing, made by Mr. Johnston for the Bodleian Library. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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