Pow-Wows or Long Lost Friend - John George Hohman

Title: Pow-Wows or Long Lost Friend

Author: John George Hohman

Publisher: Cosimo Classics

Format: Trade paperback

First published: 1820 in German; first English translation published in 1828

This edition: Cosimo Classics edition, 2007

ISBN: 9781602067622

Category: Myth, Folklore & Legend; Witchcraft, Magic & Occult

Condition: Second-hand. Very good condition with light rubbing and minor surface wear to the covers, slight edge wear, and a small amount of wear near the spine. The binding appears sound and the pages appear clean. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Pow-Wows or Long Lost Friend is a classic collection of charms, remedies, prayers and protective workings associated with Pennsylvania Dutch folk magic. Combining Christian devotional language with European folk practices, it became one of the best-known texts connected with the American powwow or braucherei tradition.

The book includes remedies for illness, protections against harm and slander, charms involving animals and household life, divination practices and instructions for locating water or metal. It is an important historical source for readers interested in American folk magic, vernacular healing and the transmission of European magical traditions in the United States.

About the Author: John George Hohman was a German immigrant to Pennsylvania about whom little is known. His collection of charms and remedies first appeared in German in 1820 and was translated into English in 1828, becoming an enduring text within Pennsylvania Dutch folk practice.