POW Wows or the Long-Lost Friend

John George Hohman

ISBN 10: 1616403845 / ISBN 13: 9781616403843

Published by Cosimo Sep 2010, 2010

About this Item

Neuware - 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, Hohman 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 enchanter JOHN GEORGE HOHMAN emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1802. Not much is known about his life prior to then but once in the US he settled in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. He was a book printer and collected herbal remedies while studying charms and different ways to heal with magic.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: POW Wows or the Long-Lost Friend
• Publisher: Cosimo Sep 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616403845
• ISBN 13: 9781616403843
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 222W x 145H x 9D millimeters 222 millimeters width by 145 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 278 grams

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Synopsis

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, Hohman 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 enchanter JOHN GEORGE HOHMAN emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1802. Not much is known about his life prior to then but once in the US he settled in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. He was a book printer and collected herbal remedies while studying charms and different ways to heal with magic.

About the Author

John George Hohman was a German-American printer, book seller and compiler of collections of herbal remedies, magical healings, and charms. He immigrated to the USA from Germany in 1802, settled in the area around Reading, Pennsylvania, in the Pennsylvania Dutch community, where he printed and sold broadsides, chapbooks and books and practised and instructed in the arts of folk magic and folk religion which became known as pow-wow.