Beware the Evil Eye : The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World: -Volume 1 Introduction, Mesopotamia, and Egypt

Elliott, John H.

James Clarke & Co Ltd（2016/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 232 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780227175682
• DDC分類 202.16

Full Description

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus of Nazareth makes reference to one of the oldest beliefs in the ancient world - the malignity of an Evil Eye. The Holy Scriptures in their original languages contain no less than twenty-four references to the Evil Eye, although this is obscured by most modern Bible translations. John H. Elliott's Beware the Evil Eye describes this belief and associated practices, its history, its voluminous appearances in ancient cultures, and the extensive research devoted to it over the centuries in order to unravel this enigma for readers who have never heard of the Evil Eye and its presence in the Bible. This is the first of a four-volume work on the Evil Eye.

Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations for Chapter 1: Introduction
Abbreviations for Chapter 2: Mesopotamia and Egypt

1 Introduction
Definition and Description
Terminology for 'Evil Eye' in Various Languages
Salient Features of Evil Eye Belief and Practice
The Origin and Distribution of Evil Eye Belief and Practice
The Matrix and Conditions of Evil Eye Belief and Practice
Research on the Evil Eye from Past to Present
Method, Aims, and Procedure of This Study

2 Mesopotamia and Egypt
The Evil Eye in Mesopotamia and Related Cultures
The Evil Eye in Egypt
Evil Eye Belief and Practice in Mesopotamia and Egypt
Summary and Conclusion

Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography for Chapter 1: Introduction
Bibliography for Chapter 2: Mesopotamia and Egypt
Index