Witches of Pennsylvania (ePub)
Occult History and Lore
(Sprache: Englisch)
A folklorist chronicles the history and lore of witchcraft in the Keystone State from William Penn's 17th century witch trial to 20th century occultism.
As English and German settlers migrated to Pennsylvania, they brought their beliefs in magic with...
As English and German settlers migrated to Pennsylvania, they brought their beliefs in magic with...
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A folklorist chronicles the history and lore of witchcraft in the Keystone State from William Penn's 17th century witch trial to 20th century occultism.
As English and German settlers migrated to Pennsylvania, they brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World-sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, for example, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. But Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was 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. In this revealing study, author Thomas White traces the undercurrent of witchcraft and occultism through centuries of Pennsylvania history.
As English and German settlers migrated to Pennsylvania, they brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World-sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, for example, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. But Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was 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. In this revealing study, author Thomas White traces the undercurrent of witchcraft and occultism through centuries of Pennsylvania history.
Autoren-Porträt von Thomas White
Thomas White is the University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections in the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Duquesne's History Department and an Adjunct Professor of History at La Roche College. He is the author of seven books with The History Press.
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- Autor: Thomas White
- 2013, Englisch
- Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- ISBN-10: 1625845871
- ISBN-13: 9781625845870
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2013
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