The Evil Eye

Download or read book The Evil Eye written by Antonio Pagliarulo and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2023 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book takes a deep dive into the origins of the evil eye, from ancient Egyptian practices to those found in ancient Greece and Rome. Most people are unaware that the world's major monotheistic religions are replete with references to the evil eye. What did Jesus say about it in his Sermon on the Mount? The prophet Muhammad warned against the dangers of the eye, but what remedy did he provide to offset misfortune? Why and how does the evil eye appear in the rabbinic literature and other Jewish texts? These (and other) timeless questions are answered in this book"--