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Victorian folklore and folk magic

The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient and Widespread Superstition

Frederick Thomas Elworthy1895
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Comprehensive and seminal study of the 'evil eye' superstition. elworthy explores the belief's origins in antiquity and its persistence across diverse cultures. he provides an exhaustive catalog of charms, amulets (such as the mano fico and mano cornuta), and defensive gestures used to ward off the curse, analyzing them through the lenses of folklore and philology.

Also known asThe Evil Eye, Thanatology, and Other Essays
This edition1895
EditionJohn Murray, London
Folk magic protectionFolk MagicEuropean folklorefolk customsComparative MythologyAnthropologyAmulets and charmsProtective amuletsFolklore StudiesFolklore & SuperstitionProtective magic

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Contents19 chapters

  1. 01THE EVIL EYE THANATOLOGY AND OTHER ESSAYS
  2. 02PREFACE
  3. 03CONTENTS
  4. 04I THE EVIL EYE[1]
  5. 05II THANATOLOGY
  6. 06III SERPENT-MYTHS AND SERPENT-WORSHIP[3]
  7. 07IV IATRO-THEURGIC SYMBOLISM[4]
  8. 08V THE RELATION OF THE GRECIAN MYSTERIES TO THE FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIANITY
  9. 09VI THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM
  10. 10VII GIORDANO BRUNO
  11. 11VIII STUDENT LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES[5]
  12. 12IX A STUDY OF MEDICAL WORDS, DEEDS AND MEN[6]
  13. 13X THE CAREER OF THE ARMY SURGEON[7]
  14. 14XI THE EVOLUTION OF THE SURGEON FROM THE BARBER
  15. 15XII THE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE CIRCULATION
  16. 16XIII HISTORY OF ANAESTHESIA AND THE INTRODUCTION OF ANAESTHETICS IN SURGERY[10]
  17. 17FOOTNOTES:
  18. 18THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  19. 19"Cover"

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