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The Malevolent Eye
Pierre Bettez Gravel
其他書名
An Essay on the Evil Eye, Fertility, and the Concept of Mana
出版P. Lang, 1995
主題Body, Mind & Spirit / OccultismReligion / GeneralReligion / Institutions & OrganizationsReligion / CultsReligion / Indigenous, Folk & TribalReligion / SpiritualityReligion / Antiquities & ArchaeologyReligion / Sexuality & Gender StudiesReligion / AncientSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology of Religion
ISBN08204227549780820422756
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=74ESAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The Evil Eye is one of the most wide-ranging systems of beliefs in the world and in history. It is more widespread than the belief in one God. Yet it is misunderstood and remains rather puzzling and mysterious. An explanation of its origins is given here by focusing on the meaning of the eye-as-symbol rather than on defining the Evil Eye as a problem of vision and gaze. As symbol, it is presumed to have its roots in pervasive fertility rituals dating back to prehistory. The very idea of fertility is the beginning and the end of survival in all subsistence societies. This pervasive obsession with production and reproduction, not only characterized prehistory and the preindustrial world, but has persisted with important modifications, into the world of money markets, while at the same time retaining the ancient symbols. The eye is one such symbol.