The 1950s–1960s Palestinian village jinn narratives

Record summary

Palestinian oral traditions collected or discussed in mid-century folklore and ethnographic work include jinn associated with ruins, wells, caves, isolated roads and abandoned places. These narratives can be compared with broader Arabic-speaking traditions concerning dangerous thresholds, possession and transformed landscapes. They are not one standardized case, and the wording, Arabic terminology and social function vary between communities. Researchers should identify the particular village, collector and publication rather than citing “Palestinian folklore” as a single source or treating narrated encounters as verified paranormal events.