Folk Religion Of The Pennsylvania Dutch

Author : Richard L.T. Orth
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476630748

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Folk Religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch by Richard L.T. Orth Pdf

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.

Author : Richard E. Wentz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015029720573

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Pennsylvania Dutch by Richard E. Wentz Pdf

Wentz inrtoduces readers to this distinctive American people and their curious customs and provides insight into their spirituality and the workings of their unique and rapidly vanishing culture. A fascinating and noteworthy book that brings an exploration of folk religion and culture to a wide American readership.

Author : Richard L.T. Orth
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476672267

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Folk Religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch by Richard L.T. Orth Pdf

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.

Author : David W. Kriebel
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0271032138

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Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch by David W. Kriebel Pdf

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.

Author : Karl Herr
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1578631823

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Hex and Spellwork by Karl Herr Pdf

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.

Author : Mark L. Louden
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421418285

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Pennsylvania Dutch by Mark L. Louden Pdf

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1. What Is Pennsylvania Dutch? -- CHAPTER 2. Early History of Pennsylvania Dutch -- CHAPTER 3. Pennsylvania Dutch, 1800-1860 -- CHAPTER 4. Profiles in Pennsylvania Dutch Literature -- CHAPTER 5. Pennsylvania Dutch in the Public Eye -- CHAPTER 6. Pennsylvania Dutch and the Amish and Mennonites -- CHAPTER 7. An American Story -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

Author : Don Yoder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000004339655

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Discovering American Folklife by Don Yoder Pdf

Author : Richard L. T. Orth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1620062747

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The Pennsylvania Dutch by Richard L. T. Orth Pdf

The customs, habits, and contributions of our early Pennsylvania Dutch settlers are recounted in this volume by scholar Richard L. T. Orth.

Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625845870

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Witches of Pennsylvania by Thomas White Pdf

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.

Author : Patrick J. Donmoyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : German Americans
ISBN : 0998707406

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

Author : C. Eugene Moore
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Amish
ISBN : 0764338099

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Amish Folk Tales and Other Stories of the Pennsylvania Dutch by C. Eugene Moore Pdf

The Amish are people steeped in customs and traditions based on living a simple, quiet existence. Get to know Lancaster County's Amish through amusing and entertaining folk tales and legends. Seven stories highlight how the Amish and other Pennsylvania Dutch residents live; there's even a "true" ghost story for your enjoyment. Learn how John the Blacksmith foils the Devil, laugh at the shenanigans of Eilenshpiggel, read about the legends behind graven images, and enjoy the Pennsylvania German humor with stories about the Ephrata man and his tooth and the Devil-based stories from Lehigh County residents. Stories feature 30 images of furniture, quilts, Amish toys, and other items made by Pennsylvania German artisans, with text explaining their significance today.

Author : Phebe Earle Gibbons
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Country life
ISBN : 0811729028

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Pennsylvania Dutch & Other Essays by Phebe Earle Gibbons Pdf

Between 1869 and 1882, Phebe Earle Gibbons, a Pennsylvania Quaker, wrote down her first-hand observations of the lifestyles and customs of the Pennsylvania Dutch groups that surrounded her -- the Amish, Mennonites, Moravians, Schwenkfelders -- as well as English Quakers and Welsh and Irish miners of Scranton. She described their weddings, funerals, religious practices, social gatherings, family life, folk beliefs, and holidays. This new edition of Gibbons's classic work includes a new introduction by Don Yoder which discusses the significance of the book and the life of its author.

Author : Don Yoder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0811727432

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Discovering American Folklife by Don Yoder Pdf

Now available for the first time in paperback, this is a classic sampling of Don Yoder's massive body of work in folklife studies. The essays cover folk religion, folk medicine, sectarian costume, traditional cookery, and the folklife of the Pennsylvania Dutch, specifically Harvest Home, witch tales, Fraktur, and sauerkraut for New Year.

Author : Oscar Kuhns
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Pennsylvania
ISBN : 9780806351353

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The German and Swiss Settlements of Colonial Pennsylvania by Oscar Kuhns Pdf

The Massachusetts Bay Company's claim on New England was preceded by those of two other joint stock companies. The first of these was the Dorchester Company, organized by the Anglican minister John White. When it went out of existence in 1626, the company's claim was transferred to a new organization, the New England Company, led by John Endecott. Endecott would ultimately found the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1628. Endecott's shares and those of fifty-six other New England Company investors would soon be absorbed into those of the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629. The author ably recounts the fortunes, intrigues, and shifting allegiances of these formative companies, listing members or investors wherever such information has survived. Of great interest to genealogists are the sketches of 125 Adventurers (investors) in Massachusetts Bay.

Author : C. R. Bilardi
Publisher : Pendraig Publishing
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780982031858

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The Red Church Or the Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei by C. R. Bilardi Pdf

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.