Envy, Jealousy and Evil Eye: A Comparative Study of Pashtun Tribal and Mexican Peasant Cultures

This study focuses on human emotions, specifically envy, jealousy, and the related belief in the evil eye. These emotional states are explored across two different cultures: Pashtun culture in Pakistan and rural Mexican culture, which share similar norms and practices (Gohar, 2018). In the present c...

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Published in:臺灣人類學刊 2019-08, Vol.17 (1), p.045-064
Main Authors: Irfan Ullah, Mokhtar Saidin, Nasha Rodziadi Khaw
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
culture
emotion
envy
evil eye
Pashtun tribal and Mexican peasant Cultures
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TSSCI
情感
惡魔之眼
文化
普什圖族與墨西哥農村文化
羨慕
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Summary:This study focuses on human emotions, specifically envy, jealousy, and the related belief in the evil eye. These emotional states are explored across two different cultures: Pashtun culture in Pakistan and rural Mexican culture, which share similar norms and practices (Gohar, 2018). In the present comparative ethnography, the authors interviewed people in different villages of Swat Valley in Pakistan and contrast their findings with the concepts of envy, jealousy, and evil eye in Mexican culture as highlighted in the previous studies. The findings reveal that envy and jealousy are inherent in both the cultures, and evil eye is treated as a manifestation of them in both. These results have implications for creating awareness about how envy, jealousy, and evil eye interact in different cultural communities.
ISSN:1727-1878