On the occasion of the 14th congress of the UEAI, the central theme of which was “Popular Culture in Islam”, an exhibition was organized of Professor Alexander Fodor’s private collection of amulets, magical books and manuscripts, fear cups, censers and rosaries which he has collected in the Middle East and North Africa during the last two decades. The exhibition of these objects belonging to the sphere of popular religion has served several purposes: (1) To demonstrate the identical features of Muslim, Christian and Jewish popular religions in the Middle East; (2) To show the survival and continuity of ancient ideas and practices in the Islamic world; (3) To give an idea about the birth, growth and degeneration of amulets as far as the material, the craftsmanship and the complexity of the contents are concerned. In addition to Muslim amulets, the book includes Jewish, Coptic, Chaldean, Ethiopian, and Greek Orthodox amulets.