The Long Lost Friend - Couverture souple

Hohman, Johann Georg

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0271025018 ISBN 13 : 9780271025018

Editeur : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Johann Georg Hohman's Long Lost Friend compiled practical uses of mysterious folk magic and rural home remedies rooted in medieval Europe. First published in America in 1820, these methods derive from Christian theology and shamanistic practices often credited to German immigrants. The chapbook exposes the spells, charms, benedictions, incantations, amulets, talismans, palindromes, herbs, elixirs, potions of animal parts, and herbal remedies that might cure all manner of human afflictions, guard against witches and robbers, and protect cattle and crops. Legend has it that simply carrying this book of Christian magic helped to ward off supernatural forces. The treatments featured in the book reflect the transfer of European culture and concerns to pastoral life in early Pennsylvania. What has become known as the art of powwow among Pennsylvania Dutch citizens and scholars is still practiced in some rural areas of the state. The collection is cited widely, from enthusiasts of African-American Hoodoo to theology scholars, and it preserves a fine example of ethnic heritage.

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À propos de l'auteur

Johann Georg Hohman was a prominent figure in both popular printing and folk magic of the Pennsylvania Dutch community. He immigrated to Reading from Hamburg in 1802 and made a long career of publishing books, ballads, and broadsides. As publisher of some of the first Germanic broadsides and ballads in America, Hohman attempted to improve the translated songs and remedies for ease of singing and recitation. He disappeared after producing his last work in 1846.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0271025018
• ISBN 13: 9780271025018
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 76
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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