Mal'uocchiu : Ambiguity, Evil Eye, and the Language of Distress /

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The evil eye has received considerable attention in the literature of disciplines as diverse as anthropology and medicine. Researchers have attempted to identify and explain this essentially ambiguous and variable phenomenon from a number of perspectives - as a culture-bound syndrome, an idiom of di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Migliore, Sam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Colección:Anthropological Horizons
Temas:
Evil eye > Italy > Sicily.
Evil eye.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Ethnographic Context
  • 3. The Power of Strong Emotions: Constructing the Sicilian-Canadian Evil-Eye Complex
  • 4. Mal'uocchiu and the Language of Distress
  • 5. Mal'uocchiu in Everyday Experience
  • 6. Extending the Web of Significance
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary of Sicilian Terms and Phrases
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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