Part two – Death | 464 ancient times so too now the Palestinian is accustomed to place for the dead a jar containing water ; the only difference is that we find on the tombs a shallow or deep cup - like cavity . Some believe that the soul of the dead visits the tomb and expects to find water to quench the thirst ; therefore they that visit the tombs of the dead fill these cups with water . Presumably, that is why many arab tribes bury their dead close to sources of water . So we learn from J . L . Burckhardt, Travels in Nubia, London 1819, p . 197 . 1 However, this is true not only of arab tribes, but such practices are found in various parts of Europe as well . thus, Paul Sébillot, Le Paganisme Contemporain chez les Peuples Celto - Romains, Paris 1908, p . 188, referring to J . G . Campbell, Superstitions of the Highland and Islands of Scotland, Glasgow Vol . 1, p . 241, writes : 1900, Dans le nord de l’Écosse on laisse sans les déranger les planches sur lequelles a été déposé le cerc...
אל הספר