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Bibliographic Details

Title

Hex Highway

Publisher

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform November 2016

Publication Date

2016

Language

English

ISBN 10

1539938417

ISBN 13

9781539938415

Binding

Trade Paperback

Condition

New-Non-Trade

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Local Interest/Pennsylvania Dutch

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Synopsis

Hunter M. Yoder's fourth book marking his return to Berks County, Pennsylvania. It includes conversations with Dr. Michael Werner, Jack Donovan, and Danjul Norse on the subject of Pennsylvania Dutch Culture in Berks County. Hexologists from the past are honored, sacred Pa German historical sites are visited, and Pa Dutch Festivals are attended.

About the Author

The most prolific and outspoken artist of a modern school of "hexologists" is Hunter Yoder, owner and operator of the Hex Factory in Philadelphia. Born and raised in Berks County, Hunter was inspired by local artistic traditions, and even painted a barn on his father's property near Virginville. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Hunter embraces the title of "Hexologist," and has sought to reinvent the mythology of the modern hex sign by incorporating aspects of his interest in ancient pre-Christian ritual culture. Hunter's work combines plant geometry, runic inscriptions, and several designs which are an homage to the work of Lee Gandee. Like Gandee, Hunter experiments with the use of art for shamanic and magical purposes, believing that his work is an extension of his spiritual path. Identifying himself religiously as a Heathen, Hunter blends traditional motifs with arcane occult emblems in the interest of reviving ancient Germanic religion. While for many people in Pennsylvania, this particular approach remains highly controversial, especially because of the historical abuse of such interest in Germanic culture during the second World War, Hunter aims to break down such taboos in an effort to take his art in an entirely different direction, blending old and new mythology. Despite these obstacles in belief, tradition, and culture, it is undeniable that Hunter's work is visually stunning, and part of the spectrum of modern applications of continued interest in Pennsylvania Dutch culture in the United States. "Hex Signs, Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars," by Patrick Donmoyer, a publication of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, 2013

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