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http://hdl.handle.net/11375/5756| Title: | Mal'uocchiu: The Sicilian-Canadian Evil Eye Complex |
| Authors: | Migliore, Sam |
| Advisor: | Rodman, William L. |
| Department: | Anthropology |
| Keywords: | Anthropology;Anthropology |
| Publication Date: | Sep-1981 |
| Abstract: | <p>Throughout the thesis, I examine the interrelationship between illness and the Sicilian-Canadian notion of evil eye (mal'uocchiu). Based on an analysis of evil eye beliefs and actual case histories of victims of mal'uocchiu, I arrive at the following conclusion: the illness/evil eye interrelationship involves a stress generating discrepancy between an individual's personal expectations and what actually takes place. This discrepancy may, in certain cases, cause physical symptoms. I discuss the implications of my work for evil eye, witchcraft and folk illness studies.</p> |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/5756 |
| Identifier: | opendissertations/110 1504 915101 |
| Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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