Djinns –genies, spirits, demons in Islamic folklore– dancing and laughing before a pilgrim, in the form of jackals or desert dogs and probably with malicious intent.

From a copy of the legendary manuscript ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt’ —Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing. Zakariya al-Qazwini, b. Qazvín, Persia ~ 1200s  Bibliothèque Infernale on FB