Talk:Evil eye

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"or "Hook 'em Horns" gestur"

Why does this link to a university? - Omegatron 21:57, Dec 5, 2004 (UTC)

"Hook 'em Horns" is a slogan for fans of the Texas Longhorns. -- Smerdis of Tlön 01:43, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

What does seeing eye have to do with this? — BenFrantzDale 08:18, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)

Damned if I know. I removed the link. -- Smerdis of Tlön 11:42, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Definitely a dumb link, but the horns gesture is sometimes used to ward off the evil eye --Mpa 07:56, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Back in El Salvador 9 out of 10 babies had an evil eye bracelet. - Guanaco152003 22:24, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 strange sentence 2 Evil eye in cameras 3 how are eyes work 4 Sicilian talisman 5 African American hoodoo 6 Distribution of the belief 7 Sections added on Turkey by Ali Akyuz & 88.233.24.35

[edit] strange sentence

Hi..

I was reading this sentence:

"Some cultures hold that the evil eye is an involuntary jinx that is cast unintentionally by people unlucky enough to be cursed with the power to bestow it by their gaze."

.. but that is the same as saying ("purified" to make meaning clearer):

"Cultures say that the evil eye is a jinx casted by people with the power to bestow it by their gaze."

.. which implies that the people with the "evil eye" actually pass on that "evil eye" to the person they gaze on.

This statement doesn't seem to fit in with what the rest of the article is saying (for example, "that the evil eye causes disease, wasting away, and even death").

  Should the sentence be fixed, or left alone?

Thanks!

The evil eye is both the power to curse and an instance of the curse itself - rather vague usage. Should be cleaned up. kwami 23:27, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

• • I think what they are trying to say is that the evil eye can be cast unintentionally. Mythologically, some people may be able to curse others without knowing it. The word bestow is used incorrectly there, but the rest of the sentence makes sense.

[edit] Evil eye in cameras

Removed the "evil eye in cameras" pgraph after seeing the no original research policy .. sorry ..

--Mpa 05:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] how are eyes work

[edit] Sicilian talisman

It is interesting that mention of Mediterranean practice comes into play with this article. My Grandmother who came to the U.S.A. from Sicily, used red fabric to create small 1" hand sewn salt balls. These balls are placed above a doorway, window(s) or main entrance to the home to deflect the evil eye. It is said that a person who wishes ill will upon your family or has feelings of jealousy will get it back if you have one of these in place. These are also effective if carried on your person. We also have the practice of a red ribbon tied into a bow and fastened with a safety pin to the inside of a garment (hidden) for the same reason. (This interesting contribution by 67.21.82.0 made at 09:05, April 25, 2006, was moved from the main article to here by Lambiam^Talk 09:46, 25 April 2006 (UTC))

[edit] African American hoodoo

Seeing as though Africans taken to America were in some instances Muslims, and African Americans have been involved in Islam for a long time, why is it an occultist is credited with introducing the evil eye into African American circles? Unless there is some factual basis for this that I (in ignorance) have missed this seems to be a patronising passage that should be removed or at least verified.

[edit] Distribution of the belief

I don't think this section is needed. The belief is 'universal'.--Jondel 09:28, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Is that so? You'd be hard pressed to find Scandinavians who subscribe to this belief. Can you imagine a Swedish airplane with an eye painted on it to ward of the evil eye? In Turkey, on the other hand, you'll find that a majority of people fear the evil eye. The distribution is definitely not even, and the customs attending it vary from place to place. --Lambiam^Talk 10:23, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Not about painting an eye , but a superstition or belief that someone can cause bad luck or something bad to happen by just looking at you . Sorry , I guess I'm wrong. They don't paint eyes in the Philippines. But some people fear the 'evil eye'. So, I guess there are no superstitions among Scandinavians if someone gives you the evil eye. Ok.--Jondel 10:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sections added on Turkey by Ali Akyuz & 88.233.24.35

While this information on Turkey's fascination with the evil eye is interesting, it is not appropriate to the first section. It also reads like a personal narrative, has incorrect punctuation, is signed, and contains original research, all of which are inappropriate. I will now tear it apart and refactor it for the distribution of belief section. Emoticon 08:09, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

this article seriously doesn't make any sense.