Witch Of The Monongahela The Folk Magic In Early Western Pennsylvania

Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439671290

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The Witch of the Monongahela by Thomas White Pdf

A look at the folklore surrounding the legendary Pennsylvanian witch, and the facts behind them. In the ancient hills and misty hollows of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, generations of locals have passed down stories of a woman with mysterious magical powers. People came from near and far to seek healing and protection through her strange rituals. Some even believed she could fly. Named Moll Derry and nicknamed the Witch of the Monongahela, her legend has been documented by writers and folklorists for more than two hundred years. She is intertwined in many regional tales, such as the Lost Children of the Alleghenies and Polly Williams and the White Rocks. Author Thomas White separates fact from fiction in the many versions of Moll Derry and recounts Western Pennsylvania's folk magic history along the way.

Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467145152

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Witch of the Monongahela, The: Folk Magic in Early Western Pennsylvania by Thomas White Pdf

In the ancient hills and misty hollows of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, generations of locals have passed down stories of a woman with mysterious magical powers. People came from near and far to seek healing and protection through her strange rituals. Some even believed she could fly. Named Moll Derry and nicknamed the Witch of the Monongahela, her legend has been documented by writers and folklorists for more than two hundred years. She is intertwined in many regional tales, such as the Lost Children of the Alleghenies and Polly Williams and the White Rocks. Author Thomas White separates fact from fiction in the many versions of Moll Derry and recounts Western Pennsylvania's folk magic history along the way.

Author : Michael Kishbucher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-25
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781439679029

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The Appalachian Legend of the Wizard Clip by Michael Kishbucher Pdf

In the early 1790s, a Lutheran family in Appalachia fell victim to a menacing spirit that Lutheran, Methodist and Episcopal clergy as well as Folk magic practitioners failed to remove. The entity, which came to be known as the Wizard Clip, was said to cut or slice anything made of cloth or leather. Was it a ghost or a demon? After years of torment, the deeply Protestant family finally found respite from a seemingly impossible ally, a Catholic exorcist. This legend has eerie parallels to lore of ghosts and witches from the Old World as well as the early American Republic. As American religious leaders sought to find a place for their congregations in a post-Revolutionary time of enlightened secularism, tales like these helped churches define themselves, and this particular story was used to distinguish Catholic supernaturalism from later spiritualism. Author Michael Kishbucher tells a spooky and incredibly compelling story that shines a light on the region's religious history.

Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : John S. Haller (Jr.)
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Judges
ISBN : 9781611463545

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Michael A. Musmanno by John S. Haller (Jr.) Pdf

"Patrician looking but not patrician born, Musmanno was a self-made man memorable in his appearance and congenial to the times until his intentions and aspirations ran afoul of the circumstances. From his journals we see a man of extreme contradictions who sometimes exercised troubling and even controlling relationships over people and events"--

Author : Matthew A. Clay
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475873221

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The Worlds Educators Create by Matthew A. Clay Pdf

The connection between place and education has always been complicated and in recent decades has mostly been ignored during the standardization era of education. This book provides a different lens to view this connection between place and education as one that is not optional, but inherent to all education. Furthermore, place is looked at not as an ingredient in educational practice, but as an outcome of education. Instead of merely considering how communities and landscapes can be incorporated into teaching practices, The Worlds Educators Create explores how educators can contribute toward the creation and meaning of the places themselves. By incorporating lenses from many fields of study, this book aims to create a unifying perspective of place beneficial for educators across content areas and grade levels. In so doing, educators are able to see the true impact of their work in shaping the places around them. Ultimately, The Worlds Educators Create calls for education to not merely occur in places, but contribute toward making the places themselves more just and equitable.

Author : Alan Charles Kors,Edward Peters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Witchcraft
ISBN : OCLC:1002478668

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Witchcraft in Europe by Alan Charles Kors,Edward Peters Pdf

Author : George Lincoln Burr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : LCCN:cd27000088

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The Witch-persecutions by George Lincoln Burr Pdf

Author : Bengt Ankarloo,Stuart Clark,E. William Monter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Magic
ISBN : OCLC:646834334

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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe by Bengt Ankarloo,Stuart Clark,E. William Monter Pdf

The fifteenth to eighteenth centuries was a period of witchcraft prosecutions throughout Europe and modern scholars have now devoted a huge amount of research to these episodes. This volume will attempt to bring this work together by summarising the histo.

Author : Thomas White,Michael Hassett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614236092

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Gangs and Outlaws of Western Pennsylvania by Thomas White,Michael Hassett Pdf

Violent bank heists, bold train robberies and hardened gangs all tear across the history of the wild west--western Pennsylvania, that is. The region played reluctant host to the likes of the infamous Biddle Boys, who escaped Allegheny County Jail by romancing the warden's wife, and the Cooley Gang, which held Fayette County in its violent grip at the close of the nineteenth century. Then there was Pennsylvania's own Bonnie and Clyde--Irene and Glenn--whose murderous misadventures earned the "trigger blonde" and her beau the electric chair in 1931. From the perilous train tracks of Erie to the gritty streets of Pittsburgh, authors Thomas White and Michael Hassett trace the dark history of the crooks, murderers and outlaws who both terrorized and fascinated the citizenry of western Pennsylvania.

Author : Bengt Ankarloo,Stuart Clark (historien).)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:492401949

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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe by Bengt Ankarloo,Stuart Clark (historien).) Pdf

Author : Bengt Ankarloo,Stuart Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1135500338

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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe. 6. The Twentieth Century by Bengt Ankarloo,Stuart Clark Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Pennsylvania
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016714177

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The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas White
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1540220257

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Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania by Thomas White Pdf

Author : Pamela Mandel,Karen Pena
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1735104701

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The Hauntings of Two Sisters by Pamela Mandel,Karen Pena Pdf

Two Sisters Two Years Apart Two Different Gifts Everyone thought Pam and Karen lived a very normal life but little did they know that behind the scenes, it was anything but normal. Sisters being two years apart, opposite in many ways but their connection to each other and the other dimensions takes the reader on a real-life chilling journey. Through their eyes you will experience terrifying premonitions, ghostly encounters, and demonic attacks that they endured starting at age three. Going through life beginning with the innocent apparition of what they thought was Popeye to the most demonic spirit attacks. Going through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic when most of the world was given "Shelter-in-place" orders, Pam and Karen were gifted with the time to write and share the stories they have wanted for years to share with others. These sisters and first-time authors will capture the experiences they had on growing up being women of faith and how they embraced their gifts simultaneously from God. The challenges, secrets, and repercussions they faced during their journey - amazing