Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei & the Ritual of Everyday Life (Soft Cover)

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Publisher : Masthof Press & Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown University
ISBN 13 : 0998707430
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (987 download)

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Book Synopsis Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei & the Ritual of Everyday Life (Soft Cover) by : Patrick J. Donmoyer

Download or read book Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei & the Ritual of Everyday Life (Soft Cover) written by Patrick J. Donmoyer and published by Masthof Press & Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown University. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cultural exploration offers an unparalleled presentation of Pennsylvania’s ritual healing traditions known as powwowing or Braucherei in Pennsylvania Dutch, through original primary source materials, including manuscripts, ritual objects, and books—most of which have never before been available to English-speaking readers. Although methods and procedures have varied considerably over three centuries of ritual practice within the Pennsylvania Dutch cultural region, the outcomes and experiences surrounding this tradition have woven a rich tapestry of cultural narratives that highlight the integration of ritual into all aspects of life, as well as provide insight into the challenges, conflicts, growth, and development of a distinct Pennsylvania Dutch folk culture. (343pp. color illus. index. PA German Cult. Heritage Center, 2018.) Volume IV of the Annual Publication Series of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University.

Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271032139
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (321 download)

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Book Synopsis Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch by : David W. Kriebel

Download or read book Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch written by David W. Kriebel and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known in Pennsylvania Dutch as brauche or braucherei, the folk-healing practice of powwowing was thought to draw upon the power of God to heal all manner of physical and spiritual ills. Yet some people believed, and still believe today, that this power to heal came not from God, but from the devil. Controversy over powwowing came to a climax in 1929 with the York Hex Murder Trial, in which one powwower from York County, Pennsylvania, killed another powwower (who, he believed, had placed a hex on him). In Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch, David Kriebel examines the practice of powwowing in a scholarly light and shows that, contrary to popular belief, the practice of powwowing is still active today. Because powwowing lacks extensive scholarly documentation, David Kriebel&’s research is both a groundbreaking inquiry and a necessity for the scholar of Pennsylvania German history and culture. The fact that powwowing is still practiced may come as a surprise to some readers, but included in this book are the interviews Kriebel had with living powwowers during his seven years of fieldwork in southeastern and central Pennsylvania. Along with these interviews, Kriebel includes biographical sketches of seven living powwowers; descriptions of powwowing as it was practiced in years past, compared with the practice today; a discussion of the belief of powwowing as healing; and a discussion of the future, if any, of powwowing, and what it will take for powwowing to continue to survive.

"The Heavens are My Cap and the Earth is My Shoes"

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ISBN 13 : 9780998707402
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis "The Heavens are My Cap and the Earth is My Shoes" by : Patrick J. Donmoyer

Download or read book "The Heavens are My Cap and the Earth is My Shoes" written by Patrick J. Donmoyer and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hex and Spellwork

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Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9781578631827
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (318 download)

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Book Synopsis Hex and Spellwork by : Karl Herr

Download or read book Hex and Spellwork written by Karl Herr and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pennsylvania Dutch country, the remnants of one of the oldest European magical practices found in America remains: Hex, also called Hex und Speilwerk or Pow Wow. The author, a third-generation Hexenmeister, teaches the actual practices and examines the history of the Swiss-German traditions from which Hex is derived, and includes instructions for practicing Hex. Diagrams.

Anna's Crossing (Amish Beginnings Book #1)

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Publisher : Revell
ISBN 13 : 1441245456
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Book Synopsis Anna's Crossing (Amish Beginnings Book #1) by : Suzanne Woods Fisher

Download or read book Anna's Crossing (Amish Beginnings Book #1) written by Suzanne Woods Fisher and published by Revell. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Anna König first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the Charming Nancy, their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naïve farmers--dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands--across the ocean. As delays, storms, illness, and diminishing provisions afflict crew and passengers alike, Bairn finds himself drawn to Anna's serene nature. For her part, Anna can't seem to stay below deck and far away from the aloof ship's carpenter, despite warnings. When an act of sacrifice leaves Anna in a perilous situation, Bairn discovers he may not have left his faith as firmly in the past as he thought. But has the revelation come too late? Amish fiction favorite Suzanne Woods Fisher brings her fans back to the beginning of Amish life in America with this fascinating glimpse into the first ocean crossing as seen through the eyes of a devout young woman and an irreverent man. Blending the worlds of Amish and historical fiction, Fisher is sure to delight her longtime fans even as she attracts new ones with her superb and always surprise-filled writing.

Pow-wows Or Long Lost Friend

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Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1602067627
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Pow-wows Or Long Lost Friend by : John George Hohman

Download or read book Pow-wows Or Long Lost Friend written by John George Hohman and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable relic of early-19th-century Americana, this collection of spells, incantations, and remedies is an example of that fascinating blend of Christian prayer and folk magic known as "hoodoo," which is still practiced in some areas of Pennsylvania Dutch country. In this classic work, first published in the German language in 1820 and translated into English in 1828, folk enchanter JOHN GEORGE HOHMAN-about whom little is known except that he was a German immigrant to America-shares his secret magic for: . curing hysterics. protecting oneself against slander. attaching a dog to a person. making a wand for searching for iron or water. preventing malicious persons from doing injury. curing the poll-evil in horses. mending broken glass. making cattle return home. destroying rats and mice. making a candle wick that is never consumed. charming guns and other arms. and much more.

Folk Religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch

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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476672261
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Folk Religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch by : Richard L.T. Orth

Download or read book Folk Religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch written by Richard L.T. Orth and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Goddess Holle

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3749496668
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (494 download)

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Book Synopsis Goddess Holle by : Gunivortus Goos

Download or read book Goddess Holle written by Gunivortus Goos and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the first German edition in 2001 and a second edition in 2006 (which was in 2011 also published in English), there is now a very heavily revised 3rd edition of the book "Goddess Holle". Even though the basic framework of the 2nd edition has been retained, not only are minor and major errors corrected, but all chapters, the book calls them 'paths', are supplemented with many additional new parts (in varying degrees). This new book has therefore become considerably more extensive, in quantity there are about 182 pages more than in the 2nd edition; it contains more fairy tales, many more folktales, more hiking trails, more poetry and more plants that have a connection to Holle. In addition, the chapter about Customs and Traditional Folk Knowledge has been significantly changed and supplemented, and so is the chapter "Researchers and their Research" in which the latest available research sources have been incorporated, and theories, theses, etc. have also been added that were not in the previous edition. To the concluding path 'Culinary delights with Frau Holle' also were quite a few recipes added. The many illustrations, of which about 115 in color (including 14 maps), form a significant extension as well to the previous edition.

The Way of the Seeded Earth

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Book Synopsis The Way of the Seeded Earth by : Joseph Campbell

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Hex Signs

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ISBN 13 : 9780998707426
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Hex Signs by : Patrick Donmoyer

Download or read book Hex Signs written by Patrick Donmoyer and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing

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Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1633412342
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing by : Jake Richards

Download or read book Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing written by Jake Richards and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long-treasured but forgotten classic of folk healing, with an introduction and commentary by the author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil. Ossman & Steel’s Guide to Health or Household Instructor (its original title) is a collection of spells, remedies, and charms. The book draws from the old Pennsylvania Dutch and German powwow healing practices that in turn helped shape Appalachian folk healing, conjure, rootwork, and many folk healing traditions in America. Jake Richards, author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil, puts these remedies in context, with practical advice for modern-day “backwoods” healers interested to use them today. The first part contains spells and charms for healing wounds, styes, broken bones, maladies, and illnesses of all sorts. The second part includes other folk remedies using ingredients based on sympathetic reasoning, including sulfuric acid, gunpowder, or other substances for swelling, toothache, headache, and so on. These remedies are presented here for historic interest, to help better understand how folk medicine evolved in America. It is Jake Richard’s hope that reintroducing this work will reestablish its position as a useful household helper in the library of every witch or country healer.

The Powwow Grimoire

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781501096822
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (968 download)

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Book Synopsis The Powwow Grimoire by : Robert Phoenix

Download or read book The Powwow Grimoire written by Robert Phoenix and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Out of the culure of the Pennsylvania Germans comes a tradition of faith healing and folk magic known as Powwow. Rooted in the grimoires of the Medieval Catholic church and preserved amongst the early settlers of Pennsylvania, Powwwoing has endured for over two hundred years as a collection of charms, spells, cures, and practices that are used to heal, combat witchcraft, protect the homestead and exemplify the power of faith in God. Robert Chapman, expert on the tradition of Powwowing, presents an in-depth look at the practices of the Powwow Doctor; including healing charms, protection charms, ceremonial magic circles, divination, herbalism, astrology, anti-witchcraft charms, and more. This is the most comprehnsive how-to guide on the subject in the spirit of the old grimoires and a must read for the would-be Powwower"--Back cover.

The Red Church Or the Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei

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Publisher : Pendraig Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0982031858
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (82 download)

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Book Synopsis The Red Church Or the Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei by : C. R. Bilardi

Download or read book The Red Church Or the Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei written by C. R. Bilardi and published by Pendraig Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the history, theory and practice of Pow Wow, this book draws upon historical documentation, traditional methods, and a life of personal experience. Pow Wow, or Braucherei, as it is known by its practitioners, is a system of folk magic that has its roots in Christian and Pre-Christian Germany, but its character is wholy American - the quintissential American magical system. Drawing on quotes from the Bible, qabalistic principles and old gromoires, it is empowered by the Holy Trinity, and most practitioners consider themselves to be Christian, much like the Cunning Folk of England. The final chapter, about Doctor Santee, references material and uses a photograph that is copyright GLHoke, and used with permission. "The Red Church: The Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei is the finest book on German magic to be seen in decades. Comprehensive in its historical, philosophical and cultural roots, The Red Church is a book that will be appreciated by academics and modern practitioners of not just folk and ceremonial magic alike, but also energetic and faith healing, symbolism, and cultural psychology. Extensively researched and documented, no one interested in the survival of Medieval and Renaissance magic into the modern era should be without a copy of it within easy reach." - Mark Stavish, Director of Studies, Institute for Hermetic Studies, author of, The Path of Alchemy, Freemasonry - Rituals, Symbols and History of the Secret Society, and Between the Gates: Lucid Dreaming, Astral Projection and the Body of Light.

New World Witchery

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738762229
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis New World Witchery by : Cory Thomas Hutcheson

Download or read book New World Witchery written by Cory Thomas Hutcheson and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Nearly 500 Samples of Folk Magic, Stories, Artifacts, Rituals, and Beliefs One of the most comprehensive collections of witchcraft and folk magic ever written, New World Witchery shows you how to integrate folk traditions into your life and deepen your understanding of magic. Folklore expert Cory Thomas Hutcheson guides you to the crossroads of folk magic, where you'll learn about different practices and try them for yourself. This treasure trove of witchery features an enormous collection of stories, artifacts, rituals, and traditions. Explore chapters on magical heritage, divination, familiars, magical protection, and spirit communication. Discover the secrets of flying, gathering and creating magical supplies, living by the moon, working contemporary folk magic, and more. This book also provides brief profiles of significant folk magicians, healers, and seers, so you can both meet the practitioners and experience their craft. With New World Witchery, you'll create a unique roadmap to the folk magic all around you.

Pow-Wow: Traditional Folk and Grimoire Magic

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781982029418
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (294 download)

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Book Synopsis Pow-Wow: Traditional Folk and Grimoire Magic by : Mark Stavish

Download or read book Pow-Wow: Traditional Folk and Grimoire Magic written by Mark Stavish and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Study Guide is based on a long awaited seminar on traditional magical teachings found in 'pow-wow' or Brauche of the Pennsylvania Germans. These practices include the traditional grimoires, as well as the teachings of Paracelsus and Agrippa, and the rare philosophical and visionary end of the spectrum of Jacob Boehme, Johannes Kelpius, and Conrad Beissel. Because the world view of the Renaissance magus (from which the braucher is a direct descendant) is somewhat different than what we see in many modern magical groups. Topics to include: -Offering prayers, the various classes of beings, and how to address them. -How to make traditional red protection cords, as well as black. -Traditional charms, their theory and practice. -A survey of the Three Books of Agrippa, the Fourth Book, and the Arbatel in practical magic. -A short course on defensive magic: eggs for cleansing and healing, prayer cloths, witch bottles, and using the SATOR Square. -How to write a Himmelsbrief (Letter from Heaven) -Various forms of Holy Water, Holy Oil, Brauche bags, and making more tools of the trade. -Psalm magic as found with The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, as well as in hoodoo. -Parting the Veil and Collecting Spirits: Summoning angelic, demonic, elemental, and humans to the edge of the circle. -Invocation without a circle, magic mirrors, etc. This book is a rare and unique opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of these teachings and their importance in modern life.

The Long-Lost Friend

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738733792
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis The Long-Lost Friend by : Daniel Harms

Download or read book The Long-Lost Friend written by Daniel Harms and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012-06-08 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are holding in your hands the most famous book of magic written in America Originally published in 1820 near Reading, Pennsylvania, under the German title Der Lange Verborgene Freund, this text is the work of immigrant Johann George Hohman. A collection of herbal formulas and magical prayers, The Long-Lost Friend draws from the traditional folk magic of Pennsylvania Dutch customs and pow-wow healers. This is authentic American folk magic at its best—household remedies combined with charms and incantations to cure common ailments and settle rural troubles. The most well-known grimoire of the New World, this work has influenced the practices of hoodoo, Santeria, Paganism, and other faiths. In this, the definitive edition, you'll find: Both the original German text and the 1856 English translation More than one hundred additional charms and recipes, taken from the pirated 1837 Skippacksville edition and others Extensive notes on the recipes, magic, Pennsylvania Dutch customs, and the origin of many of the charms Indices for general purposes and ingredients Explanations of the specialized terminology of illnesses Whether your interest lies in folklore, ethnobotany, magic, witchcraft, or American history, this classic volume is an essential addition to your library.

Food and Culture

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Publisher : Thomson Brooks/Cole
ISBN 13 : 9780495381877
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (818 download)

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Book Synopsis Food and Culture by : Pamela Goyan Kittler

Download or read book Food and Culture written by Pamela Goyan Kittler and published by Thomson Brooks/Cole. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOOD AND CULTURE is the market-leading text for the cultural foods courses, providing information on the health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common ethnic and racial groups living in the United States. It is designed to help health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner. Authors Pamela Goyan Kittler and Kathryn P. Sucher include comprehensive coverage of key ethnic, religious, and regional groups, including Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, Mexicans and Central Americans, Caribbean Islanders, South Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Southeast Asians, Pacific Islanders, Greeks, Middle Easterners, Asian Indians, and regional Americans.