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On the origin of the Egyptian zar

Seligmann, 1914

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9853797969517505689
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Seligmann B
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Folklore

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THE celebration of zar is a common practice in Cairo and, I believe, in all other Egyptian towns at the present day. The word itself needs some explanation. In Spiro's vocab ulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt it is translated by" negro incantation" and no plural or …
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