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From: kriz%skat.usc.edu@usc.edu (Dennis Kriz)
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Subject: A question about Ginnies/Angels?
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I was once told that muslims believe in the existance of purely spiritual
beings, that are popularly known as ginnies.  Is this true, or are ginnies
more part of Arab folklore, like say dwarves/elves or vodniks are part of 
Germanic or Slavic folk-traditions.

dennis
kriz@skat.usc.edu