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Key to References All references to works are keyed to the Bibliography. In the footnotes to the tales, book and article titles are shortened for ease of use. The Folkloristic Analysis following the tales proper utilizes even more abbreviated forms, as explained in the introduction to that section. The following abbreviations have been used for the names of journals: JPOS Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society, Jerusalem PEQ Palestine Exploration Quarterly, London TM Al-turdth wa-al-mujtamac , Al-Birah, West Bank TS Al-turdth al-shac bT, Baghdad In footnotes, Roman numerals always indicate volume number, whether for a book or ajournal article. Arabic numerals preceding a colon indicate the issue number of the journal being cited, in references for which this information is essential. Arabic numerals following a colon always indicate page references. xix This page intentionally left blank ...

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