Charms

ATTIC TRAGEDY IN THE LIGHT OF THEATRICAL HISTORY. By EGILL ROSTRUP, Ph.D. Trans, by INGEBORG ANDERSEN. [Constable, 1923]. Copenhagen; Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1923. pp. 166. 7s. 6d. n. Reviewed by W. R. Halliday.

LA PASSION D'AL-HO SAYN-IBN-MANSOUR AL-HALLAJ, Martyr mystique de l'Islam. Par LOUIS MASSIGNON. Paris : PAUL GEUNTHNER. 1922. Vols i. and ii. Pp. 942. Reviewed by H. A. Rose.

JOHANNES PAULI, SCHIMPF UND ERNST, herausgegeben von JOHANNES BOLTE. Zweiter Teil, Berlin : Herbert Stubenrauch Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1924. Pp. 56b. 25 gold mks. Reviewed by M. Gaster.     

魅力三川

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The Evil Eye and Cultural Beliefs among the Bedouin Tribes of the Negev,Middle East [1]

This paper examines Bedouin attitudes and practices relating to the evil eye as a cause of misfortune. The evil eye is perceived by the Bedouin as one of the most dangerous forces that can interfere in their lives, and they invest much energy in a variety of methods to counteract it. This paper seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon by describing the rituals of diagnosis, treatment and prevention among the Bedouin tribes of the Negev in the Middle East.

The evil eye can bring a man to his grave, and a camel to the cooking pot (Arab-Bedouin saying).

The evil eye is like a light. You can see it, feel it, be affected by it, or affect others by means of it. It can cause harm or even death in large numbers, but you never succeed in holding it in your hands. This is the will of Allah (Bedouin saying).     

Understanding criminal mobility: the case of the Neapolitan Camorra

Italian mafias are now present and active abroad, and many national legal economies are undermined by their activities. The American government responded to this threat in 2011 by introducing an ‘executive order’ that blacklisted the Camorra's (the Neapolitan mafia) activities in the United States. Recently, there has been a growing debate on criminal mobility and, in particular, why, when and how Italian mafiosi move out of their territory of origin and expand into new foreign territories. Recent literature suggests that Italian mafias change their behaviour across territories and will succeed in ‘transplanting’ when there are emerging new markets. This article examines some brief case studies of camorristi in Europe to discuss these concepts of mafia mobility; and it concludes by suggesting that there is no ‘one size fits all’ analysis and that more attention should be paid to the interdependence of territories.     

Antonio Genovesi's Diceosina: Source of the Neapolitan enlightenment

Antonio Genovesi (1713–1769) is known as the thinker who raised a whole generation of Southern Italian intellectuals, among them Francesco Pagano and Gaetano Filangieri. One of the most influential of his works was the notoriously difficult Diceosina, o sia della filosofia del giusto e dell’onesto (1766), a textbook destined for use in the universities. The Diceosina was a powerful, if controversial, attempt to mediate between the history of moral philosophy on the one hand, and the specific problems encountered by eighteenth-century commercial society on the other. In fact, it contained the greater part of Genovesi's political, philosophical, and economic thought; a synthetic guidebook for Neapolitan economic and social development. This essay explores the work's context, rich intellectual origins, and ultimate significance through its long and complicated reception. The cultural and political connotations of Genovesi's Diceosina become particularly evident through an engagement with the works of Ermenegildo Personè, one of the book's most arduous critics.     

Dispelling Evil Spirits

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魅力江南:中国人的天堂

公元506年,建都建康(今江苏南京)的梁朝发动北伐,主帅萧宏命令手下乌程(今浙江湖州)丘迟给镇守寿阳(今安徽寿县)的北魏将军、睢陵(今江苏盱眙一带)人、原梁朝降将陈伯之写了封信,伯之得信,于是拥众八千来归。这是一封怎样的书信呢?古往今来,大家都以为信中的这几句最为感人:暮春三月,江南草长,杂花生树,群莺乱飞。见故国之旗鼓,感平生于畴日,抚弦登陴,岂不怆悢……     

搭建精神桥梁 展示土族风采

各位领导、同志们、朋友们:今天,我们欢聚一堂,共同庆祝青海土族研究会成立十五周年暨《中国土族》杂志创刊十五周年,我感到非常高兴!同时,能够代表互助、大通、民和三县发言,我感到无比荣幸!我谨向土族研究会、《中国土族》杂志表示热烈的祝贺!