The Evil Eye: The Classic Account of an Ancient SuperstitionThis classic text describes the many afflictions said to result from being given the "evil eye" — as recorded in the days of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans up to the late 19th century. A thorough study of the notion about harmful or bewitching stares, it focuses on superstition and folklore surrounding the use of gestures, amulets, incantations, and other protective acts to ward off the power of the evil eye. Enhanced with hundreds of illustrations of evil-preventing charms — from the author's personal collection — this in-depth study will appeal to students and scholars of folklore and anyone intrigued by tales of the supernatural. 199 illustrations. |
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I read this book THE EVIL EYE years ago when I found it in the local university library. It tells more about ancient superstitions than many other books I have read such as THE GOLDEN BOUGH. I consider both to be companion books although It has been said that THE EVIL EYE was written to counter some of Frazier's ideas.
It is especially chilling about children walled up inside of buildings to please the "gods" and make the building strong, and pig hearts pierced with nails as curses on others.
Anyone who has seen the movie THE WICKER MAN (1973) will understand where many of these weird ideas came from.
I Thank GOD we live in a post-Pagan civilization.
Contenido
CHAPTER | 1 |
EFFECTS OF THE EVIL | 5 |
CHAPTER II | 44 |
USHEBTIUEGYPTIAN RESPONDENTS | 57 |
GEM AMULETGOAT AND CRICKET | 121 |
AMULET FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK | 131 |
ETRUSCAN WINGED DEITY | 137 |
GRYLLI ENGRAVED GEMS | 144 |
MANO FICA III | 256 |
THE DEXTERA DEI 113 | 265 |
CHAPTER VIII | 277 |
ANCIENT CROSSES 121123 | 278 |
SAXON COIN 129 | 285 |
THE TRISKELION 133134135 2902 | 291 |
CHAPTER IX | 293 |
LA MAIN DE JUSTICE 137146 2948 | 297 |
THE MANO FICA | 152 |
THE GORGONS HEAD UPON A | 158 |
MEDUSAS SHOWING THE TRANSITION | 164 |
HERA IMAGES | 183 |
ISIS NURSING HORUS | 189 |
75 | 197 |
NUMEROUS AMULETS CIMARUTAS ETC 81 | 203 |
HORSE AMULETS 8384 2089 | 209 |
ROMAN LAMPS 8586 2123 | 215 |
ISIS AND HORUS 9091 2289 | 226 |
DIAVOLO FIORENTINO 92 | 232 |
TOUCH HANDS GESTURES | 233 |
ETRUSCAN HAND AMULETS 96102 2412 | 242 |
HAND GESTURES FROM RAVENNA 107 | 248 |
DIANA TRIFORMIS 149 163 304 349 | 304 |
SERPENT AMULET FROM ASHANTEE 155 | 316 |
MAGIC NAIL 159 | 328 |
CHAPTER X | 343 |
THE FASCINUM 164 | 351 |
SIRENS AND SEAHORSES 166169 3568 | 359 |
HORUS IN THE SACRED BARIS 180 | 369 |
TERRACOTTA MOULDS 181183 3713 | 385 |
CHAPTER XI | 389 |
ETHIOPIC CHARM AND CASE 186 | 391 |
GREEK CHARM 187 | 397 |
CHAPTER XII | 410 |
464 | |
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The Evil Eye: The Origins and Practices of Superstition Frederick Thomas Elworthy Vista de fragmentos - 1958 |
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