Evil eye - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Evil eye - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Szombathy, Zoltan

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061550
Doc. NO	:	ALei1947
Main Entry	:	Szombathy, Zoltan
Title & Author	:	Evil eye - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Szombathy, Zoltan
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(2,991 words)
Abstract	:	Evil eye is a term describing the belief that an envious or malicious look at a person, animal, or object can cause a variety of afflictions and even death. Belief in the power of the evil eye is one of the most enduring and prominent elements of Arab, and more generally Middle Eastern and Mediterranean, folklore and is a concept found in many other cultures as well. The usual Arabic term for the evil eye is simply ʿayn (eye) but it is also sometimes referred to as naẓar (looking) or
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1947.pdf