The Long-Lost Friend: A 19th Century American Grimoire
by John George Hohman
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You are holding in your hands the most famous book of magic written in America Originally published in 1820 near Reading, Pennsylvania, under the German title Der Lange Verborgene Freund, this text is the work of immigrant Johann George Hohman. A collection of herbal formulas and magical prayers, The Long-Lost Frienddraws from the traditional folk magic of Pennsylvania Dutch customs and pow-wow healers. This is authentic American folk magic at its best--household remedies combined with show more charms and incantations to cure common ailments and settle rural troubles. The most well-known grimoire of the New World, this work has influenced the practices of hoodoo, Santeria, Paganism, and other faiths. In this, the definitive edition, you'll find: Both the original German text and the 1856 English translation More than one hundred additional charms and recipes, taken from the pirated 1837 Skippacksville edition and others Extensive notes on the recipes, magic, Pennsylvania Dutch customs, and the origin of many of the charms Indices for general purposes and ingredients Explanations of the specialized terminology of illnesses Whether your interest lies in folklore, ethnobotany, magic, witchcraft, or American history, this classic volume is an essential addition to your library. show lessTags
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This is a grimoire in the "Pow-wow" tradition of the Pennsylvania Dutch. In spite of the name, Pow-wow is not a Native American tradition, but a rural European healing and hexing system which was imported into America in the 18th and 19th Century by German immigrants. After nearly dying out it has experienced a small revival in recent years.
Dutch Quaker healer use to find remedy for such issues concerning spiritual attack dropsy horse and cattle problem many strategies use invocation of Jesus by mentioning jjj or Jesus Christ of Nazareth three time..
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- Original title
- Der Lange Verborgene Freund
- Original publication date
- 1820
- People/Characters
- Francis Daniel Pastorius
- Important places
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- First words
- The author would have preferred writing no preface whatever to this little book, were it not indispensably necessary, in order to meet the erroneous view some men entertain in regard to works of this character.
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
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