Beware the Evil Eye: the Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World: -Volume 2 Greece and Rome
Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Evil Eye Belief and Practice in Greece and Rome; From Homer to Late Roman Antiquity (800 BCE -- 600 CE) -- An Overview; Evil Eye Terminology; Evil Eye Terms from Gree...
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Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
Lingua: | Inglese |
Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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Cambridge
James Clarke and Co
2016
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In: | Anno: 2016 |
Recensioni: | [Rezension von: Elliott, John Hall, 1935-, Beware the evil eye. Volume 1, Introduction, Mesopotamia, and Egypt; Volume 2: Greece and Rome] (2018) (Kloppenborg, John S., 1951 -)
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Altre parole chiave: | B
Evil Eye
Biblical teaching
B Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / RELIGION / Generale |
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Edizione parallela: | Erscheint auch als: Elliot, John H: Beware the Evil Eye : The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World: -Volume 2 Greece and Rome. - Cambridge : James Clarke and Co, ©2016. - 9780227176139 |
Riepilogo: | Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Evil Eye Belief and Practice in Greece and Rome; From Homer to Late Roman Antiquity (800 BCE -- 600 CE) -- An Overview; Evil Eye Terminology; Evil Eye Terms from Greek to Latin; 3. Salient Features of Evil Eye Belief and Practice; An Anthropological List of Key Features; Plutarch; Ancient and Modern Versions Compared; The Ancient Evil Eye Belief Complex in Detail; The Eye as Vital and Preeminent Organ; The Eye as Active Organ and Ancient Theories of Vision. The Association of an Evil Eye and an Evil TongueThe Association of Eye and Heart; The Association of the Evil Eye with Envy; Excursus on Envy; Envy-A Complex of Thoughts, Emotions, and Behaviors; Envy, Jealousy and Zeal; Greek and Roman Distinctions of Envy, Jealousy, and Zeal; Envy and the Evil Eye; Envy of the Gods; Envy, the Deplorable Human Vice; Envy and the Evil Eye in Sum; The Working of an Evil Eye-Ancient Emic Theories; The Evil Eye-A Phenomenon of Nature, Not a Vulgar Superstition; Possessors and Wielders of the Evil Eye; Victims and Targets of the Evil Eye. Precautions and Protection against the Evil Eye and Envy-Strategies and Means (Words, Actions, Amulets)Excursus: The Apotropaic Expression Kai Sy ("You too"); Detecting and Curing Injury Caused by the Evil Eye; 4. The Transcendental Good Eye; 5. Summary and Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover. The second in a four-volume series exploring belief in the Evil Eye and the practices associated with it amongst the cultures of the Biblical world |
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ISBN: | 0227905814 |