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Evil eye in Galicia. Beliefs, rites and places of healing
El presente artĂculo estĂĄ centrado en el estudio del mal de ojo en la cultura gallega; una dolencia que catalogamos como sĂndrome especĂficamente cultural y cuyo origen podemos atribuirlo a causas de naturaleza psĂquica o mental y, a la vez, de origen sociocultural. Proponemos un recorrido por alguno de los aspectos culturales mĂĄs significativos de esta dolencia, analizando las causas, consecuencias, procesos curativos, ritos protectores y geografĂas asociadas a su tratamiento.This paper focuses on the study of the evil eye in Galician culture; an ailment that we classify as a specifically cultural syndrome and whose origin we can attribute to causes of a psychic or mental nature and, at the same time, of a sociocultural origin. We propose a journey through some of the most significant cultural aspects of this disease, analyzing the causes, consequences, healing processes, protective rites and geographies associated with its treatment.Humanidade