abstract:the aim of current study is to investigate customs, traditions and beliefs related to evil eye according to anthropology of religion and beliefs. some differences have been always distinguished between religious rites and magical rites in anthropology of religion. in this study, we will first present determined definitions of religion and witchery from anthropological perspective and t...

common culture is the basis of exact identification of nations and the manner of their distinctions from others. cultural and social beliefs are inseparable parts of human lives as they always lived with human beings right from their creation. in a way that even today a number of beliefs of civilized people, with regard to a chain of appropriate or inappropriate rites and ceremonies, have roots...

The sense of being stared at is the basis of evil eye beliefs, which are regarded as superstitions because the emission of any form of energy from the human eye has been rejected by Western science. However, brainwaves in the 1–40 Hertz, 1–10 microvolt range emitted through the eye can be detected using a high-impedance electrode housed inside electromagnetically insulated goggles. This signal,...

The evil eye belief is a widespread superstition according to which people can cause harm by a mere envious glance at coveted objects or their owners. This paper argues that such belief originated and persisted as a useful heuristic under conditions in which envy was likely to trigger destructive behavior and the avoidance of other people’s envy, effectively prescribed by the evil eye belief, w...

BACKGROUND Ethiopia has high prevalences of udder health problems including clinical and subclinical mastitis across production systems in different livestock species. Previous studies on udder health problems have largely focused on identification of mastitis causing microbial pathogens and associated risk factors. However, relatively little is known about the knowledge and beliefs of livestoc...