THE EVIL EYE THANATOLOGY AND OTHER ESSAYS

PREFACE

CONTENTS

I THE EVIL EYE[1]

II THANATOLOGY

III SERPENT-MYTHS AND SERPENT-WORSHIP[3]

IV IATRO-THEURGIC SYMBOLISM[4]

V THE RELATION OF THE GRECIAN MYSTERIES TO THE FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIANITY

VI THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

VII GIORDANO BRUNO

VIII STUDENT LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES[5]

IX A STUDY OF MEDICAL WORDS, DEEDS AND MEN[6]

X THE CAREER OF THE ARMY SURGEON[7]

XI THE EVOLUTION OF THE SURGEON FROM THE BARBER

XII THE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE CIRCULATION

XIII HISTORY OF ANAESTHESIA AND THE INTRODUCTION OF ANAESTHETICS IN SURGERY[10]