title: The Evil Eye--an ancient superstition.
abstract: This paper describes and discusses the ancient superstition of the Evil Eye. The author describes his own personal childhood introduction to the subject of the Evil Eye which years later instigated his scholarly inquiry. The history of this very geographically widespread folk belief is elaborated upon, along with common manifestations as they appear in a number of different countries and cultures. Some of the methods used to thwart the negative effects of the Evil Eye are enumerated. Relevant psychodynamics and common expressions of the Evil Eye superstition are elucidated upon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. allansberger@aol.com
authors.forename: Allan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D005123:Eye; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D013483:Superstitions / Q000523:psychology*