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Leonardo Vairo, de Fascino: The Evil Eye and Its Magical Ramifications

Leonardo Vairo, de Fascino: The Evil Eye and Its Magical Ramifications

Hardcover

Series: Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science, Book 46

PhilosophyMedieval & Renaissance History

ISBN10: 9004768750
ISBN13: 9789004768758
Publisher: Brill
Published: Aug 27 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Leonardo Vairo (1543/44-1603) was Bishop of Naples and wrote a detailed treatise on the evil eye, stimulated in all likelihood by the particular prevalence there of belief in its reality and dire effects. He is thorough in his examination of how the phenomenon is supposed to work, its long history, its motives, the kinds of people who inflict harm by means of it, and how to counter its effects successfully. He illustrates his work with many anecdotal instances, several drawn from personal experience, and calls on the sciences as well as religion for his arguments and observations.

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