Overview

For almost three centuries, the ""Pennsylvania Dutch""--descended from German immigrants--have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei (from the German ""brauchen,"" to use) or Powwowing. The tradition was brought by immigrants from the Rhineland and Switzerland in the 17th and 18th centuries, when they settled in Pennsylvania and in other areas of what is now the eastern United States and Canada. Practitioners draw on folklore and tradition dating to the turn of the 19th century, when healers like Mountain Mary--canonized as a saint for her powers--arrived in the New World. The author, a member of the Pennsylvania Dutch community, describes in detail the practices, culture and history of faith healers and witches.

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Author:   Richard L.T. Orth
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781476672267

ISBN 10:   1476672261
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   05 February 2018
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface A Hexerei Vocabulary Part I: White and Black Magic of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country  1. Hexerei: An Introduction  2. Braucherei: Its Counter (Powwow and Hex Doctors)  3. Pennsylvania Dutch Powwow Carvings and the Occult  4. Abracadabra: An (Antediluvian) Amulet of Protection  5. Rural Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country  6. Secrets of a Pennsylvania Dutch Witch in the Oley Hills  7. Hexerei: Application and Folk Tales Part II: The Mysterious and Unexplained  8. John Ross and the Supernatural  9. ESP + 1750 Mansion = Historical Insight 10. A Colonial Lobachsville Homestead in America and Ties to the Occult 11. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die! 12. X Does More Than Mark the Spot 13. 18th-Century Yoder Ghost of Oley Valley Part III: Faith Healing of the Dutch Country 14. Frontier Faith Healing in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country 15. Mountain Mary: Berks County’s Most Beloved Faith Healer 16. John George Hohman, Berks County’s Christian Wizard 17. Catholic Church Holidays Kept Alive by Pennsylvania delete delete Dutch Pioneers 18. Famous Stahl Pottery Works Fired “Ferhext” Redware delete delete Pie Plate Part IV: Folklore Derived from 18th–and 19th-Century Beliefs 19. Pennsylvania Dutch Weather Lore of the Early 20th Century 20. Goose-Bone Prophets of the Dutch Country 21. Appalachian Powwowing among the Pennsylvania Dutch 22. Historic Kutztown University: Its Interaction with the delete delete Occult and Its ­German-Speaking Community 23. The ­World-Famous Hex Sign Folk Art … Myth! Part V: Amulets and the Lord’s Protection from Evil 24. “Deivel’s Dreck” and Other Rural Devices to Ward Off Evil 25. Pennsylvania Dutch Traditions of the ­All-Seeing Eye (of Jesus Christ) 26. Folk Legend of the Pennsylvania Dutch “Himmelsbriefs” (Letters from Heaven) 27. Contemporary Holy Letters Still Carried Today Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Richard L.T. Orth is interim director of the American Folklife Institute. He has published several books and more than 300 articles. His lifelong study of Pennsylvania Dutch culture includes curating museum collections, field research and writing. He lives in South Burlington, Vermont.

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