Mal'uocchiu : ambiguity, evil eye, and the language of distress /

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And Discussion: Deconstructing an Image of the Evil Eye4 Mal'uocchiu and the Language of Distress -- Explanation and Rationale for Taking Action -- Illness Narratives and the Experience of Distress -- Alterazione: A Healer's Conception of Distress -- Discussion -- 5 Mal'uocchiu in Eve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Migliore, Sam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1997.
Colección:Anthropological horizons ; 10.
Temas:
Evil eye.
Evil eye > Italy > Sicily.
Italian Canadians > Social life and customs.
Mauvais œil.
Mauvais œil > Italie > Sicile.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Evil eye
Italy > Sicily
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1 Introduction
  • Pirandello, Wittgenstein, and the Evil Eye
  • Representations of the Evil Eye in the Literature
  • 2 The Ethnographic Context
  • The Research Site: A Geographic and Historical Background
  • The Fieldwork Experience
  • 3 The Power of Strong Emotions: Constructing the Sicilian-Canadian Evil-Eye Complex
  • Mal'uocchiu in the Context of Sicilian-Canadian World-View
  • Etiology, Strong Emotions, and the Illness Process
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Measures
  • Protecting Oneself against Mal'uocchiu
  • Summary and Discussion: Deconstructing an Image of the Evil Eye4 Mal'uocchiu and the Language of Distress
  • Explanation and Rationale for Taking Action
  • Illness Narratives and the Experience of Distress
  • Alterazione: A Healer's Conception of Distress
  • Discussion
  • 5 Mal'uocchiu in Everyday Experience
  • The Language of Distress and the Communication of Alternative Messages
  • Mal'uocchiu, Social Control, and the Language of Argument
  • Summary: Mal'uocchiu as Metaphor
  • 6 Extending the Web of Significance
  • Mal'uocchiu: Powerful Symbol or Meaningless Chatter?Summary
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Family Resemblance: The Variable Meaning of Mal'uocchiu
  • Implications for Anthropological Investigation
  • Epilogue
  • GLOSSARY OF SICILIAN TERMS AND PHRASES
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  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
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