Evil Eye Jewelry

[Anastasia13]

Everything I learned about symbolism and marketing in my undergrad years.

 

To be a clear statement of faith and an understood symbol it should have 3 components

1) Universal understanding

2) Test of time

3) Clear association

 

The cross has a universal understanding (Christianity) test of time (2000 years) and clear association (Jesus) for most of the western world.  There are countries to whom crucifixion is still a very real form of punishment who really struggle with the cross as they saw their father/uncle/brother/son die on one.  But for the most part its understood.

 

The "evil eye"

1) No universal understanding--is it from a storybook?  Egypt? puritins? Islam?

2) test of time- no clear time association as of yet

3) clear association-who wears the "evil eye"  hipsters, emo, wiccians, LOTR Fans?

 

Besides the fact that it isn't at all clear if one wears the jelwery because they posess the evil eye, becuase they support the evil eye or because they are trying to protect themseves from teh evil eye.

 

In the scope of things the swastica barley makes the cut for an understandable symbol.  It's enduring the test of time...before Hitler took it over it was akin to the smily face.  (Now that the smily face was taken over by Wal-Mart it too may be a symbol for destruction in 100 years).  In reality its only western/modernized countries that understand this meaning.

Perhaps such a question should never have been posted on a Western board.

It is from the Near East/ with areas of presence in South Asia, Africa, and Europe.

It is worn by people of the Near East (now Middle East/West Asia (though Middle East used to mean Central Asia, silly humans changing things...)).

One of mine comes from a Greek festival. Another comes from an Armenian tourism thing. I've heard of it among Persians and Turks, and I have heard of the superstition known as the evil eye among Greeks, Turks, and Muslims.

I would be very interested if you could substantiate your claim or at very least consider that this figure has a long-term meaning some peoples and respond to that aspect of the question or refute it more substantially.

Edited October 31, 2013 by Light and Truth

[Selah]

3) clear association-who wears the "evil eye"  hipsters, emo, wiccians, LOTR Fans?

 

 

*facepalm*

[Anastasia13]

*facepalm*

 

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[Spem in alium]

Can you ask her what she thinks?

I could, but I haven't seen her for years. She is Greek.

 

 

3) clear association-who wears the "evil eye"   LOTR Fans?

 

....What????????  :hmmm: 

[Not The Philosopher]

I think he/she is referring to Sauron's eye.

[Gabriela]

I don't see any problem with having a hamsa. If that's not what you're talking about, I have no idea what you're referring to. Could you post a picture?