Beware the Evil Eye

John H. Elliott is Professor Emeritus of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of Conflict, Community, and Honour (2007).

Elliot's study is, without a doubt, a masterpiece of its genre. ... It is encyclopaedic in its coverage, but the monograph format allows greater detail and makes for a more readable and less atomistic text. Elliot's coverage is exhaustive, yet never falls into superficiality that such work can sometimes take on ... Elliot's work, which reads like the culmination of a lifetime interest in the topic, is destined to remain the standard reference on the Evil Eye for many decades to come.

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations for Chapter 1: Introduction Abbreviations for Chapter 2: Mesopotamia and Egypt 1 Introduction Definition and Description Terminology for 'Evil Eye' in Various Languages Salient Features of Evil Eye Belief and Practice The Origin and Distribution of Evil Eye Belief and Practice The Matrix and Conditions of Evil Eye Belief and Practice Research on the Evil Eye from Past to Present Method, Aims, and Procedure of This Study2 Mesopotamia and Egypt The Evil Eye in Mesopotamia and Related Cultures The Evil Eye in Egypt Evil Eye Belief and Practice in Mesopotamia and Egypt Summary and ConclusionSummary and Conclusion Bibliography for Chapter 1: Introduction Bibliography for Chapter 2: Mesopotamia and Egypt Index