Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore - Thomas White - Bøger - The History Press - 9781626191327 - 25. juni 2013
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Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore

Thomas White

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Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore

Since William Penn presided over the state's only official witch trial in 1684, witchcraft and folk magic have been a part of the history of the Keystone State. English and German settlers brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World--sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was shot and killed in her home by a young Schuylkill County man who was convinced that she had cursed him. In other regions of the state, views on folk magic were more complex. While hex doctors were feared in the Pennsylvania German tradition, powwowers were and are revered for their abilities to heal, lift curses and find lost objects. Folklorist Thomas White traces the history and lore of witchcraft and the occult that quietly live on in Pennsylvania even today.

Medie Bøger     Paperback Bog   (Bog med blødt omslag og limet ryg)
Udgivet 25. juni 2013
ISBN13 9781626191327
Forlag The History Press
Antal sider 112
Mål 150 × 226 × 10 mm   ·   204 g
Sprog Engelsk  

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