The belief in evil eye is an intriguing phenomenon attested in many cultures across the
world (Dundes, 1981; Elworthy, 2004; Ross, 2010 among others). According to this belief, a …

Counting conservatively, data show about 100 million mass atrocity-related deaths since
1900. A distinct empirical phenomenon, mass atrocities are events of enormous scale …

Recent research has shown that an array of religious beliefs can be used to enforce socially
normative behaviour, but the application of these theories to other supernatural beliefs …

Envy is a universal painful emotion, whose economic effects are highly significant, although
often neglected. Several anthropological studies have shown how it can create a significant …

When anthropologist George Foster arrived in the village of Tzintzuntzan, Mexico, he came
into contact with an environment markedly different from what he was used to. The …

The purpose of this study is to deal with interactions between envy, economic growth and
income and wealth distribution in a heterogeneous-household growth model with economic …

The purpose of this study is to deal with interactions between envy, economic growth and
income and wealth distribution in a heterogeneous-household growth model with economic …