CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Introduction | [1] |
| Evil Eye | [10] |
| Locality of Belief | [20] |
| Social Position of Believers | [22] |
| Description of Possessors of Evil Eye | [24] |
| Objection to Meeting an Evil Eye | [28] |
| Avoiding Suspicion of Evil Eye | [32] |
| Action of Evil Eye independent of Possessor | [35] |
| Evil Eye takes Effect even on Things not Seen | [37] |
| Moral Source of the Evil Eye | [40] |
| Things that specially Attract | [43] |
| Strangers specially liable to be Accused of the Possession of the Evil Eye | [46] |
| People should Give when Asked | [48] |
| Symptoms in Animals ascribed to Effect of Evil Eye | [51] |
| Benefit to the Owner of an Evil Eye | [68] |
| Disadvantage to the Owner of an Evil Eye | [70] |
| Consequence of Direct Praise | [76] |
| A Look does it | [80] |
| Avoiding the Look | [84] |
| Conversion to Belief in Evil Eye | [88] |
| Giving away Milk Dangerous | [89] |
| Science versus Eolas | [91] |
| Hurter and Healer | [98] |
| Transmission of Eolas | [101] |
| Forms of Incantation | [104] |
| Form of Payment | [108] |
| The Necessity of Faith | [112] |
| Preventing Evil by Blessing | [114] |
| Preventing by Dispraising | [117] |
| Preventing by Rowan and Juniper | [119] |
| Preventing by Horse Nails and Shoes | [121] |
| Preventing by a Small Gift | [122] |
| A Preventative by Burning Clothing | [125] |
| Prevention by Spitting | [126] |
| Preventing by Churning | [129] |
| Prevention by Peculiarity in Clothes | [131] |
| Tar as Preventative | [132] |
| Nicking the Ear | [134] |
| Urine as Preventative | [135] |
| A Burnt Offering | [140] |
| Charms. (String) | [141] |
| Uisge a’ Chronachaidh (Water of Injury) | [151] |
| Stones and Water | [167] |
| Iron and Water | [172] |
| Wood and Water | [175] |
| Salt as Cure and Preventative | [176] |
| Most Suitable Water | [181] |
| Taboo when in Possession of Water | [184] |
| Water, where Applied | [192] |
| Odd Cures | [195] |
| Honeysuckle Cure | [195] |
| Cat Cure | [196] |
| Rubbing Hair the Wrong Way | [196] |
| Changing the Fireplace | [197] |
| The Power of a Child’s Mutch | [197] |
| Whisky Cure | [198] |
| Lead Dropping | [198] |
| An Eye for an Eye | [200] |
| Showing who is the Mischief Maker | [205] |
| Putting Elsewhere | [214] |
| APPENDIX | [219] |
| INDEX | [225] |
EVIL EYE