Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore by White, Thomas

Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore

Since William Penn presided over the state's only official witch trial in 1684, witchcraft and folk magic...
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Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore by White, Thomas

Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore

$23.99

Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore

$23.99
Author: Thomas White
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Since William Penn presided over the state's only official witch trial in 1684, witchcraft and folk magic have been a part of the history of the Keystone State.


English and German settlers brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World--sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was shot and 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. Folklorist Thomas White traces the history and lore of witchcraft and the occult that quietly live on in Pennsylvania even today.



Author: Thomas White
Publisher: History Press
Published: 06/25/2013
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781626191327

About the Author
White, Thomas: - Thomas White is the University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections in the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Duquesne's History Department and an Adjunct Professor of History at La Roche College. He is the author of seven books with The History Press.

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