Folk religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch: witchcraft, faith healing, and related practices

"For almost three centuries, the "Pennsylvania Dutch" have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei or Powwowing. The art of black magic is known as Hexerei. Healing powers are believed to derive from the Holy Trinity but the powers of Hexerei are from the Devil&quo...

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1. VerfasserIn: Orth, Richard L. T. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc. , Publishers [2018]
In:Jahr: 2018
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Pennsylvaniadeutsche / Magie / Volksreligion / Brauch / Geschichte 1750-1920
weitere Schlagwörter:B Pennsylvania Dutch Religion
B Magic Pennsylvania
B Pennsylvania Religious life and customs
B Folklore Pennsylvania
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Zusammenfassung:"For almost three centuries, the "Pennsylvania Dutch" have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei or Powwowing. The art of black magic is known as Hexerei. Healing powers are believed to derive from the Holy Trinity but the powers of Hexerei are from the Devil"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1476672261