Mal'uocchiu

Mal'uocchiu Ambiguity, Evil Eye, and the Language of Distress - Anthropological Horizons

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Publisher's Synopsis

A study of the notion of the evil eye in Sicilian-Canadian culture and experience, arguing that the evil eye, and other folk constructs, is like a character in search of an author to give it form or meaning. Looks at how the indeterminate nature of the evil eye complex allows people to create alternative meanings to make sense of their experiences,

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ISBN: 9780802009593
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
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Number of pages: 144
Weight: 390g
Height: 235mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 17mm