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Jinn

Jinn

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Chelsea learns that she's been confusing I Dream of Jeannie with Bewitched for her entire life while Holly chooses which jinn origin story is the best (hint: witches always win). Hear all about jinn and their evolution from Muslim spirits with the same moral obligations as humans into the Will Smith genie that horrifies us today!

Sources:

  • El-Zein, Amira. Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn. Syracuse University Press; 2009.
  • Duggan, Anne E. “From Genie to Efreet: Fantastic Apparitions in the Tales of The Arabian Nights.”  Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 26.1, 2015.
  • Lebling, Robert. Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar. Berkely, 2010. 
  • O’Meara, Simon. “From Space to Place: The Quaranic Infernalization of the Jinn. “Locating Hell in Islamic Traditions, ed. Christian Lange, Brill, 2016. 
  • Jinn in popular culture- WikiLists
  • A History of Genies in Folklore- IGN
  • I Dream of Jeannie- wikipedia
  • Does the name Shazam! sound familiar to you? Here’s why- DirectTV.com
  • Jambi- Pee-Wee’s Playhouse wiki
  • Genie- Disney Wiki

Music:

  • Intro and outro: ​Underneath the Christmas Tree (Instrumental) by myuu http://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/q8fX3In7Qng
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